Date: Sat, 31 Jan 2009 15:33:48 -0500 From: "Sean Cavanaugh" <Millenia2000@hotmail.com> To: <giffunip@tutopia.com>, <freebsd-current@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Alternatives to gcc (was Re: gcc 4.3: when will it becomestandard compiler?) Message-ID: <BAY126-DS737AE5436C7319A1F1351CAC70@phx.gbl> In-Reply-To: <271992.81366.qm@web32702.mail.mud.yahoo.com> References: <271992.81366.qm@web32702.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
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FreeBSD is not GPL code. It is BSD Licensed. The issue is a lot of open source applications that it can run are GPL licensed. I know there was an effort to replace the core OS apps that were GPL with 100% BSD licensed equivalents. -------------------------------------------------- From: "Pedro F. Giffuni" <giffunip@tutopia.com> Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2009 1:20 PM To: <freebsd-current@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Alternatives to gcc (was Re: gcc 4.3: when will it becomestandard compiler?) > I admit I find this thread surprisingly persistent. Just wondering ... > > Didn't the FreeBSD Foundation hire some lawyers to study the implications > of the GPL3? > > If there is no legally qualified opinion, than I'd say the GPL2 is already > too restricted for my taste and if FreeBSD moves to a GPL3'd toolchain > without an extremely compelling reason then I would consider a move to > another OS. A poll would probably show I am not alone in my stance. > > Pedro. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-current@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-current-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >
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