Re: OODL: Java VM and bytecodes as models

[DeRobertis]

At 1:37 PM -0800 on 11/10/99, Alain Farmer wrote:
>Michael Fair: Using the GCC underlying architecture
>will create licensing problems unless we reimplement
>the whole shebang.
>
>Alain: We must avoid licencing problems. What are they
>in this case?

The GPL 'virus'. That is, we'd have to use the GPL.

>
>Michael Fair: Reimplementing the whole thing does not
>sound like an inviting proposition, so I do not balme
>one bit.
>
>Alain: Can we safely use GCC now, then switch later?

Legally, probably not :(