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Date:      Wed, 30 Jan 2002 23:40:32 -0800
From:      Terry Lambert <tlambert2@mindspring.com>
To:        Garrett Rooney <rooneg@electricjellyfish.net>
Cc:        Peter Wemm <peter@wemm.org>, Garance A Drosihn <drosih@rpi.edu>, Alfred Perlstein <bright@mu.org>, Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@critter.freebsd.dk>, Jordan Hubbard <jkh@winston.freebsd.org>, Dallas De Atley <deatley@apple.com>, chat@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: __P macro question
Message-ID:  <3C58F4F0.28E4E464@mindspring.com>
References:  <20020131025121.308C13A9A@overcee.wemm.org> <3C58BC92.44F5ED37@mindspring.com> <20020131034622.GA63522@electricjellyfish.net> <3C58C328.E89F2A0A@mindspring.com> <20020131041449.GB63522@electricjellyfish.net>

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Garrett Rooney wrote:
> > 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?
> 
> being required to ensure that your changes are available is not the
> same as 'maintaining' gcc.  at least the way i interpret 'maintaining'
> a software package, it would involve dealing with bug reports,
> accepting patches from users, and about a million things other than
> just making it available for download.
> 
> if you mean 'make available for download for 3 years' (which is what
> the license is requiring), then say that.

Yes, I mean "make available for download for three years,
even if that period of time exceeds the lifetime of your
company".

I also mean "maintain", as in each change you make will
restart the 3 year clock.

-- Terry

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