Dear Florian, > the more pressing example is libgcc (the compiler support library part > of GCC), which was upgraded to the GPLv3 some time ago. libgcc is > mandatory on some architectures, but the GPLv3 is incompatible with > the GPLv2 (under which important software such as Git and OpenJDK are > released). It is unclear whether the GCC run-time library exception > restores GPLv2 compatibility.
Thank you for bringing up this important issue; these complicated issues of GPL compliance are not as widely known as they should be. My response as DPL candidate is that whilst I would agree that the situation needs addressing in some way, I don't believe any decision should fall under the scope or influence of a Project Leader, modulo ensuring that any discussion does not get "stuck" or to act as liason with outside parties for their expertise, experience or opinion. (Indeed, I would worry that expressing my "personal" opinion on this particular issue in the context of -vote would be misleading at best and possibly even counterproductive. I hope this doesn't come across as evasive.) Regards, -- ,''`. : :' : Chris Lamb `. `'` la...@debian.org / chris-lamb.co.uk `-