New GCC Runtime Library Exception

[Ian Lance Taylor]

David Edelsohn <edelsohn@gnu.org> writes:

> The GCC Steering Committee, along with the Free Software Foundation
> and the Software Freedom Law Center, is pleased to announce the release
> of a new GCC Runtime Library Exception.
>
> This license exception has been developed to allow various GCC
> libraries to upgrade to GPLv3.  It will also enable the development
> of a plugin framework for GCC.
>
> The text of the exception is available at:
>
>   http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gcc-exception.html
>
> We have also published a rationale document and FAQ to help users
> understand the exception better.  It is avaliable at:
>
>   http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gcc-exception-faq.html


I would like to publically thank the GCC steering committee for
pushing on this.  It's been a long hard road.  I think the end-result
looks pretty good.

Ian