Possible GPL infringment in the HighTec GNU compiler

[Andrew Haley]

Gerald Pfeifer writes:
 > On Tue, 12 Aug 2003, Laurent Pinchart wrote:
 > > I'm not an expert, but it looks to me as a GPL infringment. The
 > > newsletter can be found at http://www.hitex.co.uk/newsletter0603/,
 > > and the article about GCC at
 > > http://www.hitex.co.uk/newsletter0603/gnuc166.html.
 > 
 > I agree with your analysis of the situation, and can confirm that the
 > claims on that web pages are quite bogus (for example in that they
 > confuse the GPL with public domain).
 > 
 > I have forwarded your message to the appropriate channels at the FSF.

See http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc/1999-06n/msg00330.html

Andrew.