On 23 Mar 2009, Ian Lance Taylor wrote: > > Could someone at FSF, directly or through the SC, be kind enough to > > explain in plain English for non-native speakers why it was so urgent > > to disrupt the release process for a licence exception. > > I don't think any of us know. You would have to ask the FSF. They don't > read this mailing list. > > But, please don't ask. At least not until this is all settled. It will > just delay the process of working it out.
Ian, Thanks for the answer. How can it be compatible with the following from: http://www.fsf.org/news/2009-01-gcc-exception? > BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA -- Tuesday, January 27, 2009 -- Today the Free > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > Software Foundation (FSF), together with the GCC Steering Committee and the > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > Software Freedom Law Center, announced the release of a new GCC Runtime > Library Exception. This license exception will allow the entire GCC > codebase to be upgraded to GPLv3, and enable the development of a plugin > framework for GCC. > ... Note that it is dated almost two months ago. What are we waiting for? How can the GCC Steering Committee ignore what are the issues? Dominique
