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Re: libsim licensing (and bfd by extension)
- From: fche at redhat dot com (Frank Ch. Eigler)
- To: Robin Getz <rgetz at blackfin dot uclinux dot org>
- Cc: Daniel Jacobowitz <dan at codesourcery dot com>, "gdb at sourceware dot org" <gdb at sourceware dot org>, Mike Frysinger <vapier at gentoo dot org>, "binutils at sourceware dot org" <binutils at sourceware dot org>
- Date: Sat, 08 May 2010 12:53:56 -0400
- Subject: Re: libsim licensing (and bfd by extension)
- References: <201005041952.22036.vapier@gentoo.org> <201005071424.25228.rgetz@blackfin.uclinux.org> <20100507182547.GV8410@caradoc.them.org> <201005071539.03142.rgetz__26985.0316843533$1273261162$gmane$org@blackfin.uclinux.org>
Robin Getz <rgetz@blackfin.uclinux.org> writes:
> [...]
>> We'd like it to, but some things were not assigned to the FSF when
>> they were originally contributed. Beyond that, I don't know the
>> history.
> It's easy to remove them now. :) If people want it to be added back
> - it's easy for them to sign the proper forms.
For some values of "easy".
> Besides - some of the files which are not copyright FSF - aren't released
> under the "GPL 2 or later"...
>
> common/cgen-fpu.h
> common/cgen-accfp.c
> common/cgen-fpu.c
>
> That needs to be fixed/resolved - doesn't it?
Red Hat has been in gradual negotiation with the FSF to donate cgen
etc. over, but not much progress has occurred lately. Perhaps a
gdb/binutils fsf contact can inquire for us?
- FChE