Because the internals documentation is distributed under the GFDL, it is not
safe to cut&paste examples or instructions from the documentation when writing
new code in GCC, since that code needs to be released under the GPL.
Documentation that pertains to the modification of a program must come with
a compatible license in order to be usable in a safe manner.


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           Summary: internals documentation is not legally safe to use
           Product: gcc
           Version: 4.6.0
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Keywords: documentation
          Severity: blocker
          Priority: P3
         Component: other
        AssignedTo: unassigned at gcc dot gnu dot org
        ReportedBy: amylaar at gcc dot gnu dot org


http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=44032

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