Mark Mitchell <m...@codesourcery.com> writes: > Ian Lance Taylor wrote: > >> programs. So it seems to me that any changes that Apple makes to gcc >> (or gdb, emacs, etc.) can simply be brought over by any interested >> party. > > I'd certainly check with the FSF before betting on that. ISTR that some > copyright assignments have a "contribution" step; simple publication may > not be sufficient.
True, though Apple's entry in the copyright file says "assigns past and future changes" (I checked before the above e-mail). Certainly checking with the FSF is a good idea. Ian