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The new GCC runtime library exemption

The new GCC runtime library exemption

Posted Jan 27, 2009 22:33 UTC (Tue) by JoeBuck (subscriber, #2330)
In reply to: The new GCC runtime library exemption by gmaxwell
Parent article: The new GCC runtime library exemption

Right, and it's precisely the intent of the new language to encourage plugins that are free software and discourage those that aren't. Sufficiently determined developers can find ways around the new language, but it helps the FSF feel better about allowing GCC to officially have a plugin architecture.


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