Jim Henderson wrote:
> The one who wrote the code that you are modifying and then distributing.
> If I want to reuse his code, I have to respect his wishes (and his rights 
> as the original author) about how it be distributed.

That's the trick, tho. The FSF is looking for technological mechanisms to 
force you to GPL the code that you wrote entirely from scratch yourself 
without modifying or incorporating any other GPL code. They're not 
respecting my wishes about how I want to distribute *my* original code, and 
since the GPL cannot be made to apply to gcc plug-ins, they need to find 
some mechanism other than copyright to keep me from being able to distribute 
it.  That's exactly what people think is over the top.

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   Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
   "Ouch ouch ouch!"
   "What's wrong? Noodles too hot?"
   "No, I have Chopstick Tunnel Syndrome."

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