libgfortran files are licensed under several licenses: some say GPL, some LGPL, some GPL+exception. This has to be fixed before a release. This msut be fixed before a release.
This has been already discussed on the mailing list in the thread following <http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/fortran/2004-09/msg00005.html>. I'm thinking Toon is working on this, that's why I added him to the CC. He has mentioned a few rules for deciding the license here <http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/fortran/2004-11/msg00155.html>. I for one think that changing the complete library to GPL+exception is the right choice, as there's no guarantee that there will be a reliable external interface to any of the library's functions, and therefore its usability is closely linked to using it in conjunction with a gfortran compiled binary. -- Summary: Inconsistent licensing of libgfortran Product: gcc Version: 4.0.0 Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P2 Component: libfortran AssignedTo: unassigned at gcc dot gnu dot org ReportedBy: tobi at gcc dot gnu dot org CC: gcc-bugs at gcc dot gnu dot org,toon at moene dot indiv dot nluug dot nl http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=19280
