is the default ld linker script GPL?

[Nicholas Clifton]

Hi Daniel,

> However, I am wondering if it is GPL.  I could think of it as an
> elaborate configuration file, or I could think of it as a program in a
> domain specific programming language.  Either way, it would be helpful
> to clarify this.

You are correct - this is something that is not currently explicitly 
defined.  The files should be covered by a copyright notice but they do 
not need to be under the GPL.  So please consider the following to apply 
to all linker scripts in the ld/scripttempl/ directory:

   Copyright (C) 2012-2014 Free Software Foundation, Inc.

   Copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification,
   are permitted in any medium without royalty provided the copyright
   notice and this notice are preserved.

I will be checking a patch shortly to make this change official.

Cheers
   Nick