Hi Francisco, > That's not correct. GCC is Free Software, VC++ 2003 compiler, although a > free-of-charge download, is propritary software (you don't have access > to the source and can't create derivative works under any circumstance).
My comparison of GCC and MSVC was in terms of usage and cost (free download, commandline - no IDE required) and not in terms of the license. > Even more, I believe the license on the VC++ 2003 compiler does not > allow you to run commercial applications. This is incorrect. The VC++ 2003 toolkit licence makes no differentiation between commercial and non-commercial applications. Both are allowed. You can check out the EULA at http://msdn.microsoft.com/visualc/vctoolkit2003/eula.aspx. > Please do not compare the proprietary compiler from Microsoft with GCC > in terms of 'free availability'. You may not like the GPL license on GCC > (which I really like), but that another issue. Please note that I have no issues with the GPL license whatsoever. - tanuj
