> Here's the problem: the FSF doesn't really want to permit plugins. There are a lot of strong statements in this thread, but the truth is that (a) the new run-time library license will probably be available very soon (my guess is time measured in weeks) (b) it will allow GPL-compatible plugins, and (c) the FSF sees that as a positive thing. (The FSF does of course oppose proprietary plugins.)
I suspect the new license will probably be considered satisfactory by almost everybody. I say "almost" not because there are classes of people who will be hurt by it, but because the chances that everybody in in this community will be happy about anything is about as good as pigs flying through frozen-over hell under a blue moon in a month of Sundays. :-) -- Mark Mitchell CodeSourcery [EMAIL PROTECTED] (650) 331-3385 x713
