On Sun, Mar 22, 2009 at 1:44 AM, Richard Kenner <ken...@vlsi1.ultra.nyu.edu> wrote: >> I think the community of GCC consumers also doesn't care which sandbox >> the developers play in, as long as they're all playing in the same >> sandbox. But maybe I'm wrong, and maybe that's why I've never been >> able to understand why EGCS merged back into the FSF GCC in the first >> place... > > I think you're wrong. Many of these players are large companies (such > as IBM and now, RedHat). Putting them in the position of having to > "reject" the official FSF contribution is awkward for them.
I'm sorry, but I don't see it that way. > Moreover, > having two distinct versions strongly lessens the case for Free > Software in the first place. This, however, I fully agree with. Gr. Steven
