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Re: Switching to the Lesser GPL
- To: gdb at sourceware dot cygnus dot com
- Subject: Re: Switching to the Lesser GPL
- From: DJ Delorie <dj at delorie dot com>
- Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2000 08:34:37 -0400
- Newsgroups: cygnus.gdb
- Organization: Cygnus Solutions
- References: <39AC66CE.97B04D5F@apple.com> <39ACC1AB.6C40AE63@cygnus.com>
Andrew Cagney wrote:
> > libiberty seems like it should stay LGPL; the main trick here
> > is to coordinate with GCC, since all the "GNU Library..." strings
> > in source files change to "GNU Lesser...", thus most files will
> > be touched.
>
> Co-ordinate or pass the buck? :-)
You may pass me the buck, as long as a patch is attached to it ;-)
I agree it should remain LGPL; changing a license is a much
bigger problem than changing the wording of an existing license.
If you think it should be GPL, start a separate discussion on the
gcc, gdb, cygwin, newlib, and binutils mailing lists.