[Coco] CPREP19B upload

Steven Hirsch snhirsch at gmail.com
Mon May 30 08:51:39 EDT 2011


On Mon, 30 May 2011, Willard Goosey wrote:

> On Sun, May 29, 2011 at 09:38:32PM -0700, Michael Furman wrote:
>
>> Someone disassembled the Microware OS-9 C compiler and translated it
>> from 6809 to C.  The source was sent anonymously to Boisy and has been
>> offered on this list at least once  before.  The source can be built on
>> Linux and Mac and results in a complete cross compiler for OS-9.

>> I think we should probably stick this source in the nitros9 or
>> toolshed trees.  We'll need to have a discussion of any licensing and
>> copyright issues before doing this.
>
> Yeah, what license, if any, does this cross-compiler have?

That's a tough one.  If based on a disassembly, it's technically a 
"derivative work" and subject to copyright.


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