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GCC 4.2.1 Released

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the licensing-with-drama dept.

larry bagina writes "GCC 4.2.1 was released 4 days ago. Although this minor update would otherwise be insignificant, it will be the final GPL v2 release; all future releases will be GPL v3. Some key contributors are grumbling over this change and have privately discussed a fork to stay as GPL v2. The last time GCC forked (EGCS), the FSF conceded defeat. How will the FSF/GNU handle the GPL 3 revolt?"

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  1. Re:Fact lite submission by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Who is opposing the transition to GPLv3 and why?

    There's this guy Linus, he's one. You may have heard of him. He's the guy who created git and some other minor projects.