From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jun 19 19:58:48 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5C44E1065670 for ; Tue, 19 Jun 2012 19:58:48 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl) Received: from wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl (wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl [89.206.35.99]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A86BD8FC15 for ; Tue, 19 Jun 2012 19:58:47 +0000 (UTC) Received: from wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl (8.14.5/8.14.5) with ESMTP id q5JJwgSL023370; Tue, 19 Jun 2012 21:58:42 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl) Received: from localhost (wojtek@localhost) by wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl (8.14.5/8.14.5/Submit) with ESMTP id q5JJwgRr023363; Tue, 19 Jun 2012 21:58:42 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl) Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2012 21:58:42 +0200 (CEST) From: Wojciech Puchar To: Polytropon In-Reply-To: <20120619205225.21d6709f.freebsd@edvax.de> Message-ID: References: <402199FE-380B-41B6-866B-7D5D66C457D5@lpthe.jussieu.fr> <20120619205225.21d6709f.freebsd@edvax.de> User-Agent: Alpine 2.00 (BSF 1167 2008-08-23) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed X-Greylist: Sender passed SPF test, not delayed by milter-greylist-4.2.7 (wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl [127.0.0.1]); Tue, 19 Jun 2012 21:58:42 +0200 (CEST) Cc: FreeBSD Questions Subject: Re: Why Clang X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2012 19:58:48 -0000 >> >> Does GPLv3 does force programs you compile with gcc to be GPLed? > > As far as I know, the main difference is that the GPLv3 is > often called a "viral license". Software linking against v3 > libraries and so maybe programs compiled by a v3 compiler > will have - according to the license - to be released as > v3 too. This word: "MAYBE" is most crucial here. wouldn't it be just simplest solution to ask GNU leader for clearing it out? i wouldn't be surprised that FreeBSD team would decide to go back to gcc soon.