> I understand and can support (up to a point) the desire of distributors to > continue working within GPLv2 and I know that's why the 4.1 branch is in > this situation. However IMHO this position is in tension with the > interests of users who don't get gcc from distributors (think > non-linux-gnu platforms) and therefore leaving the 4.1 branch in this > situation forever eventually is against the interests of the FSF.
I don't think anyone talked about leaving the 4.1 branch in this state forever, just that it would not be moved to GPLv3 before being closed. If maintaining it is now too much of a burden, then let's close it. -- Eric Botcazou
