Re: LLVM as alternative to GCC?

#1 (**permalink**) 02-18-2008, 09:33 AM

> Now, you come along and say, "here's the Plan 9 compiler with a BSD
> compatible license". Forgive us for being a tad skeptical. In order to
> actually have that work, it's gotta be not the person who stuck their name
> on the top, but rather ALL the people who claimed copyright on each file
> that have to say, "Yes, we agree with this change".
>
> I'm not totally disbelieving you. Several years ago, I heard this had
> happened. I went looking for evidence. I found none. Maybe it happened.
> I could never find evidence, and that's not exactly something you keep
> quiet.
>
> A link to the ATT, Lucent, Bell Labs, or Plan9 website saying, "we have
> changed the license on the Plan9 compiler to MIT/BSD" would be nice.
> I'm not sure what else could be considered acceptable, since as I
> recall, it was their lawyers who insisted on the previous license.
>
> This should be an easy thing to demonstrate. But one has to understand
> who has the authority to make the statement of license.

i believe the gsoc port is based off of the Inferno version (which
came from Plan 9).

http://inferno-os.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/utils/NOTICE

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