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authorTom Tromey <tromey@gcc.gnu.org>2005-09-23 21:31:04 +0000
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* sources.am, Makefile.in: Updated. * Makefile.am (nat_source_files): Removed natProxy.cc. * java/lang/reflect/natProxy.cc: Removed. * gnu/classpath/jdwp/VMFrame.java, gnu/classpath/jdwp/VMIdManager.java, gnu/classpath/jdwp/VMVirtualMachine.java, java/lang/reflect/VMProxy.java: New files. 2005-09-23 Thomas Fitzsimmons <fitzsim@redhat.com> * scripts/makemake.tcl (verbose): Add gnu/java/awt/peer/qt to BC list. 2005-09-23 Thomas Fitzsimmons <fitzsim@redhat.com> * gnu/java/net/DefaultContentHandlerFactory.java (getContent): Remove ClasspathToolkit references. 2005-09-23 Thomas Fitzsimmons <fitzsim@redhat.com> * gnu/awt/xlib/XCanvasPeer.java: Add new peer methods. * gnu/awt/xlib/XFramePeer.java: Likewise. * gnu/awt/xlib/XGraphicsConfiguration.java: Likewise. 2005-09-23 Thomas Fitzsimmons <fitzsim@redhat.com> * Makefile.am (libgcjawt_la_SOURCES): Remove jawt.c. Add classpath/native/jawt/jawt.c. * Makefile.in: Regenerate. * jawt.c: Remove file. * include/Makefile.am (tool_include__HEADERS): Remove jawt.h and jawt_md.h. Add ../classpath/include/jawt.h and ../classpath/include/jawt_md.h. * include/Makefile.in: Regenerate. * include/jawt.h: Regenerate. * include/jawt_md.h: Regenerate. From-SVN: r104586
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@@ -304,6 +304,28 @@ be a bit picky about getting signatures from all contributors. Please do
not see this as a personal offence.
<p>Giving the copyright to the FSF also gives us a clear paper trail where changes come from, which confirms our clean-room status.
+</p>
+
+<p>
+The assignment contract commits the foundation to setting distribution terms
+that permit free redistribution.
+</p>
+
+<p>
+The assignment contract we normally use has a clause that permits you to
+use your code in proprietary programs, on 30 days' notice.
+(The 30 days' notice is there because, through a legal technicality,
+it would improve our position in a suit against a hoarder.)
+Although we believe that proprietary software is wrong, we include this
+clause because it would serve no purpose to ask you to promise not to do
+it. You're giving us a gift in the first place.
+</p>
+
+<p>
+You don't need to invoke this clause in order to distribute
+copies as free software under the GNU GPL, since everyone is
+allowed to do that.
+</p>
<p>See also <a href="http://www.gnu.org/licenses/why-assign.html">http://www.gnu.org/licenses/why-assign.html</a>.
</p>