[cfe-commits] r161475 - /cfe/trunk/www/features.html

[Chris Lattner]

Author: lattner
Date: Wed Aug  8 00:26:51 2012
New Revision: 161475

URL: http://llvm.org/viewvc/llvm-project?rev=161475&view=rev
Log:
clarify that the advantages of the BSD license apply to when you incorporate clang into proprietary code bases,
patch by Jonathan Sauer.

Modified:
    cfe/trunk/www/features.html

Modified: cfe/trunk/www/features.html
URL: http://llvm.org/viewvc/llvm-project/cfe/trunk/www/features.html?rev=161475&r1=161474&r2=161475&view=diff
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--- cfe/trunk/www/features.html (original)
+++ cfe/trunk/www/features.html Wed Aug  8 00:26:51 2012
@@ -329,13 +329,15 @@
 <!--=======================================================================-->
 
 <p>We actively intend for clang (and LLVM as a whole) to be used for
-commercial projects, and the BSD license is the simplest way to allow this.  We
-feel that the license encourages contributors to pick up the source and work
-with it, and believe that those individuals and organizations will contribute
-back their work if they do not want to have to maintain a fork forever (which is
-time consuming and expensive when merges are involved).  Further, nobody makes
-money on compilers these days, but many people need them to get bigger goals
-accomplished: it makes sense for everyone to work together.</p>
+commercial projects, not only as a stand-alone compiler but also as a library
+embedded inside a proprietary application.  The BSD license is the simplest way
+to allow this.  We feel that the license encourages contributors to pick up the
+source and work with it, and believe that those individuals and organizations
+will contribute back their work if they do not want to have to maintain a fork
+forever (which is time consuming and expensive when merges are involved).
+Further, nobody makes money on compilers these days, but many people need them
+to get bigger goals accomplished: it makes sense for everyone to work
+together.</p>
 
 <p>For more information about the LLVM/clang license, please see the <a 
 href="http://llvm.org/docs/DeveloperPolicy.html#license">LLVM License