GCC branches for the 4.4.0 release
[Posted March 30, 2009 by corbet]
GCC branches for the 4.4.0 release
[Development] Posted Mar 30, 2009 23:20 UTC (Mon) by corbet
The GCC project has created a release branch for 4.4.0, opening up the
mainline for new development. This branch has been held up for some time
while the Free Software Foundation has pondered changes to the licensing
for the GCC runtime libraries. The delay has created some significant
unhappiness in the GCC community, some members of which have vocally
wondered what the GCC steering committee is for if the FSF is making
this kind of decision. The logjam appears to have been cleared, but there
has been no word, yet, on any decisions on the licensing issues.
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