Re: [Tinycc-devel] incorrect/missing license files

[Thomas Preud'homme]

Le dimanche 29 juin 2014, 12:40:04 Vincent Lefevre a écrit :
> On 2014-06-28 19:32:38 +0800, Thomas Preud'homme wrote:
> > Le vendredi 27 juin 2014, 20:45:55 Vincent Lefevre a écrit :
> > > I'm not sure, due to the GPL system library exception.
> > 
> > There is some disagreement over what that exception means. As far as
> > I know, it only applies if the software is usually found on systems.
> 
> This is the usual case, but this is not exactly what the GPL says,
> which mentions the case of a compiler.
> 
> > *  lib/libtcc1.c
> > 
> > All the author of this file (except 2 lines of mingodad) agreed to
> > relicense their work. I know the RELICENSING file only consider file
> > copyright and consider that someone cannot have a copyright by
> > contributing to an existing file. I believe this is wrong but from the
> > exchange on this list, it seems obvious that all the contributor of this
> > file agree to relicense whatever is needed in tcc.
> 
> The problem would apply if new authors contribute to this file.
> Shouldn't the license change now, as it is possible?

It should yes. Grischka, Shinichiro, James: do you agree to relicense your 
contributions to lib/libtcc1.c under the BSD variants in RELICENSING file?

If both of you answer yes, could you commit the change Grischka?

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