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From: jpn@genrad.com (John P. Nelson)
Newsgroups: comp.misc
Subject: Re: BISON, GCC, and the GNU public license.
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Date: 8 Aug 89 19:06:20 GMT
References: <Jul.5.09.29.33.1989.23541@topaz.rutgers.edu> <26@ark1.nswc.navy.mil> <1989Jul31.161755.1309@holos0.uucp> <5399@ficc.uu.net>
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>> If I use BISON to create a compiler, is that compiler governed by the GNU
>> liscence?
>
>If you used the BISON parser skeleton, yes. This has been explicitly stated.

OK.  Who wants to write a BISON-compatible parser skeleton that is REALLY
freely distributable?  Make sure you put in a copyright that prevents the
GNU copyright from being added (This is getting silly!)
     john nelson

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