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Subject: Re: GFDL/GPL issues
From: Richard Guenther <richard.guenther@gmail.com>
To: Mark Mitchell <mark@codesourcery.com>
Cc: Joe Buck <Joe.Buck@synopsys.com>, Robert Dewar <dewar@adacore.com>, 	Benjamin Kosnik <bkoz@redhat.com>, Ian Lance Taylor <iant@google.com>, 	Steven Bosscher <stevenb.gcc@gmail.com>, "gcc@gcc.gnu.org" <gcc@gcc.gnu.org>
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On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 8:09 PM, Mark Mitchell <mark@codesourcery.com> wrot=
e:
> Joe Buck wrote:
>
>> We might need to go in the other direction (less radical, but enough to
>> solve the immediate problem). =A0What if only constraints files are
>> dual-licensed (GPL3+ or GFDL) for now? =A0Then documentation can be
>> generated from them and we've at least solved that problem. =A0If RMS ag=
rees
>> to that and sees that the world doesn't end, maybe he'll be open later on
>> to opening this door wider.
>
> It would be a bit frustrating to have to do this piecemeal, but half a
> loaf is better than nothing. =A0It's certainly fine with me if you want to
> suggest that on the SC list -- not that you need my permission!

Why not just ignore RMS and the license issues and simply do what we
think suits us and the project.  Let the FSF deal with the legal consequenc=
es,
they put us in this messy situation, they deal with it.

Richard.