Question about code licensing

[Robert Dewar]

Jerry Quinn wrote:
> Hi, folks,
> 
> There is renewed interest in getting a D compiler into the GCC sources.
> The most direct route for this to happen is to use the existing Digital
> Mars DMD front end.
> 
> The current DMD front end code is GPL licensed, and copyright is owned
> by Digital Mars.  If they were to fork the source, and contribute that
> fork under the current license of GCC, do they still possess the freedom
> to continue to do what they wish with the original code?

The copyright assignment to FSF allows the original copyright holder
to do whatever they wish with the code.