* Chris Lamb: > Dear Florian, > >> the more pressing example is libgcc (the compiler support library part >> of GCC), which was upgraded to the GPLv3 some time ago. libgcc is >> mandatory on some architectures, but the GPLv3 is incompatible with >> the GPLv2 (under which important software such as Git and OpenJDK are >> released). It is unclear whether the GCC run-time library exception >> restores GPLv2 compatibility. > > Thank you for bringing up this important issue; these complicated > issues of GPL compliance are not as widely known as they should be. > > My response as DPL candidate is that whilst I would agree that the > situation needs addressing in some way, I don't believe any decision > should fall under the scope or influence of a Project Leader, modulo > ensuring that any discussion does not get "stuck" or to act as > liason with outside parties for their expertise, experience or opinion.
The DPL could approve funds to obtain qualified external advice. I think this is what happened with ZFS (scroll to the end): <https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2015/04/msg00006.html> Would you consider the issue important enough to allocate the necessary funds?
