Andrei Alexandrescu wrote: > http://www.texaslinuxfest.org/callforpapers/ > > One topic of interest is Open Source Programming Languages. If someone > could explain to me the various subtle nuances of what an open source > programming language is, I'll try to make a D-related submission and of > course I recommend anyone else to do the same. > > > Andrei
This is a matter of perspective, I think these are the possibly interesting angles and issues for D: - availability and development of Open Source compilers (OSI compatible license) - cross-platform design, this extends beyond linux but is often a concern and goal in the Open Source world - development process of the language (and std lib) itself: here the community participation is important. For D it's an interesting (and ongoing) story to tell. - usefulness and place in the open source ecosystem: I believe D has a potential here as a serious alternative for both mono and java. Mono, the open source implementation of .net, has loads of potential patent issues and for this reason is not supported by some distro's. Java also has it's issues. Positioning D as a solution to those problems (rather than an alternative for C++ or dynamic languages) will please the crowd, for sure :) Interoperability with C is also important here.
