full-disclosure - openbsd 3.8 under GPL?

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Date: Fri Apr  1 18:28:18 2005
From: wireless.insecurity at gmail.com (Vladamir)
Subject: openbsd 3.8 under GPL?

I think the "G" is GNU, making GCC = GNU C COMPILER

Georgi Guninski wrote:
> there are persistent rumors supported by check-ins on cvs.openbsd.org 
> in private -GPL branch that openbsd 3.8 will be released under GPL.
> 
> analysts believe that theo accepting the fsf award for his contributions 
> to GPL is just a part of the plot.
> 
> rumor says theo have said:
> "definitely we can't build world without gcc. what the fuck is the 'G' in
> gcc?
> either we build a cc without 'G' so we can build world our way or we become
> GPL."
>