GFDL/GPL issues

[Toon Moene]

Ian Lance Taylor wrote:
> "Alfred M. Szmidt" <ams@gnu.org> writes:
> 
>> Please move such unconstructive arguments elsewhere.
> 
> Wait.  Steven's comment was on the snarky side, but coming from a
> long-time gcc contributor I don't think it was over the line or even
> near it.  I think he was expressing a perfectly valid point of view
> considering the constraints that the FSF places on gcc developers.  For
> certain aspects of gcc, generating documentation from code makes all
> kinds of sense.  The fact that the FSF is preventing us from doing that
> is a real problem.  It's not a critical problem, but it's one in a line
> of real problems.

Especially if he is right about more projects having this problem.

He wrote:

"GCC is not the only project with this problem."

If that is true, and if those projects are also under the umbrella of 
the FSF, we (those projects together) might take the step to "escalate" 
this issue to the board of the FSF.

Kind regards,

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