cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/44059967
for those not familiar with Mark Pilgrim, he is/was a prolific author, blogger, and hacker who abruptly disappeared from the internet in 2011.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.bestiver.se/post/968527
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/44059967
for those not familiar with Mark Pilgrim, he is/was a prolific author, blogger, and hacker who abruptly disappeared from the internet in 2011.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.bestiver.se/post/968527
This one is so stupid, I had to think how to respond.
Why? What prevents anybody to implement a new Compiler, looking at LLVM … ?
What we would have are closed source gcc forks, that is not freedom. This is the opposite.
I am old enough to remember buying a fucking Borland license
I work on gcc code, I know how ugly, historic in parts and confusing the Codebase can be. But I also know why. LLVM has no such legacy, and this is a good thing. I believe some day LLVM will replace gcc because of that. And LLVM uses Apache 2.0.
So, what exactly was your argument here?
Duno, you tried to convince me that the xGPL restrictions are only for my benefit. I strongly disagree with that opinion, that’s all. And I do not really care about argument, if something is used more often, then it’s best suited for me. I avoid to contribute to GPL projects and prefer some with MIT or BSD licenses.
I hope you are old enough to agree with me that TurboVision was fucking awesome.
All the hate on you. No, no, joking, I appreciate your work. gcc is a mess, I know.