> Thinking: I could apply GPL, and then add a line like "In addition to
> the GPL license granted as above an unlimited license is granted to use
> the result obtained by compiling this file (maybe in combination with
> other files) into an executable format (.hex file or equivalent)."
>
> Now a remaining problem is: what whould prevent a person from enhancing
> the library, removing that scentence from the library text, and
> distributing the result? In other words: the GPL is carefully worded to
> be 'sticky'. Such a simple scentence is not. IMHO the same problem
> applies to the Bison case.

By adding a sentence that says that redistribution *must* retain the license
text in its entirety.

Yes, there is nothing that you can do to prevent somebody from dropping
the sentence, but at least you have made your intent clear.
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