Contributing to the GCJ project.

Sun Jul 30 13:24:00 GMT 2000

Tom Tromey wrote:
> I don't think you can contribute :-(.
> My understanding is that what matters is that you signed something.
> Whether you were actually able to use the source isn't relevant.
> This kind of agreement is a trap that Sun sets for the unwary.

Questions about eligibility should probably be directed to the FSF. The
rules governing trade secrets and copyright law aren't simple and are
best left to lawyers IMO. My concern is that if everyone who ever saw
proprietary code were ruled out, there would be nobody left...
For those who have been tainted by commercial source code, is it
considered OK to contribute documentation and/or bug reports?
Jeff