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From: Terry Lambert <tlambert2@mindspring.com>
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To: Garrett Rooney <rooneg@electricjellyfish.net>
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Subject: Re: __P macro question
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Garrett Rooney wrote:
> distributing source code is not the same as maintaining it.  the
> section you're refering to is:
> 
> "Accompany it with a written offer, valid for at least three
> years,
[ ... ]
> this doesn't say anything other than you have to provide the source
> code.  i fail to see how you get 'maintain' from this.

Tell me: how can I ensure the validity of my offer in the
future, if I'm the sole distributor because my changes were
not accepted back into the main GCC line, and I get hit by
a bus?

-- Terry

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