"Joseph Rushton Wakeling" <joseph.wakel...@webdrake.net> wrote in message news:mailman.500.1336605832.24740.digitalmar...@puremagic.com... > On 10/05/12 01:14, H. S. Teoh wrote: > >> So are you proposing that we rewrite the dmd backend with fresh code >> that's not encumbered by the current license? > > I think there are a number of possible solutions, including not just a > rewrite but also just blessing either GDC or LDC as the reference > implementation once their D2 support has reached maturity/parallel with > DMD. I'd favour LDC, to avoid the negative associations some people have > with the GNU project.
LDC would need to get their Windows support into a usable state for that to happen. Last I checked (admittedly awhile ago), there didn't seem to be any movement in that direction.
