User: Jason Merrill

Re:Have you looked at libio license?

On: Ask Slashdot: "Pseudo-Free" Software in Major Distributions?

The plan is to remove the GCC requirement. The new exception will be

// As a special exception, you may use this file as part of a free software
// library without restriction. Specifically, if other files instantiate
// templates or use macros or inline functions from this file, or you compile
// this file and link it with other files to produce an executable, this
// file does not by itself cause the resulting executable to be covered by
// the GNU General Public License. This exception does not however
// invalidate any other reasons why the executable file might be covered by
// the GNU General Public License.

Separation of church and state (off topic!)

On: Russian crackers get whitehouse.gov?

I assume you mean the phrase "Separation of Church and State", not the legal protections which are provided by the 1st Amendment:

"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof..."

Of course this is GCC

On: Intel Makes Linux Move - Enhancing Compilers

Cygnus only works on the one compiler. Linux can only be built by the one compiler. The changes will absolutely go into the net releases--otherwise it would be kind of pointless.

One compiler to build them all, one compiler to...oops, nevermind.

egcs is open source

On: Intel Makes Linux Move - Enhancing Compilers

egcs doesn't exactly come from Cygnus; Cygnus started the project and provides the equipment, but it doesn't control it.