* Walter Bright: > In other words, any changes in gdc that affect the front end should be > given to Digital Mars, I will transfer the copyright to FSF, and get > the license back. Otherwise, I cannot fold in those changes.
In this case, it might be simpler to contribute and maintain the frontend under a less restrictive license, perhaps something BSD-style. (I'm assuming that the primary reason to choose the GPL was compatibility with GCC, which might not be the case.)