Copyright assignments and java/libgcj.

Thu Jul 28 23:34:00 GMT 2005

>>>>> "Joe" == Joe Buck <Joe.Buck@synopsys.COM> writes:

Joe> Cool; does this mean that the amount of code built by a gcc bootstrap
Joe> will decrease? Or will the combined libgjc/Classpath code still be all
Joe> included in the gcc distribution.
It will all still be in there. It is just a difference in how we
maintain it.
>> The consensus from the gcj IRC seems to be that a copyright assignment 
>> for Classpath is now necessary for contributions to the parts of libgcj 
>> that are maintained by Classpath. This also means that said patches 
>> should be checked into Classpath's CVS instead of GCC's

Joe> The authority on such issues is with the FSF, of course.
A special exception would be nice, if possible.
Tom