> I assume Apple had signed a copyright assignment to the FSF for all
> changes to GCC, moreover I checked
> the modified GCC source code that Apple distributes and all the
> copyright notices on all files mention the
> "Free Software Foundation Inc." as the copyright holder.
>
> I guess that means the changes have already been assigned to the FSF
> and we're free to merge ? :-)
The copyright notice on the files has no legal significance. You need
to make sure that:
(1) There is a copyright assignment on file.
(2) You get the files from Apple directly in a way that makes it clear
that the assignment applies to those files.
