>-----Original Message----- >From: Spoonman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2003 5:39 AM >To: The Linux-Delhi mailing list >Subject: [ilugd] GCC pulling the plug on SCO support > <snip> >2003-08-03 Mark Mitchell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >* README.SCO: New file. > >=== > >As all users of GCC will know, SCO has recently made claims concerning >alleged copyright infringement by recent versions of the operating >system kernel called Linux. SCO has made irresponsible public > statements >about this supposed copyright infringement without releasing >any evidence >of the infringement, and has demanded that users of Linux, the >kernel most >often used with the GNU system, ><snip> >We have been urged to drop support for SCO Unix from this release of >GCC, as a protest against this irresponsible aggression against free >software and GNU/Linux. ><snip> >
Here's the full text : We have been urged to drop support for SCO Unix from this release of GCC, as a protest against this irresponsible aggression against free software and GNU/Linux. However, the direct effect of this action would fall on users of GCC rather than on SCO. For the moment, we have decided not to take that action. The Free Software Foundation's overriding goal is to protect the freedom of the free software community, including developers and users, but we also want to serve users. Protecting the community from an attack sometimes requires steps that will inconvenience some in the community. Such a step is not yet necessary, in our view, but we cannot indefinitely continue to ignore the aggression against our community taken by a party that has long profited from the commercial distribution of our programs. We urge users of SCO Unix to make clear to SCO their disapproval of the company's aggression against the free software community. We will have a further announcement concerning continuing support of SCO Unix by GCC before our next release. BTW, read this thread : http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc/2003-07/msg01564.html This was discussed a lot in the GCC community and most developers did not seem to favour deprecating SCO support. As of now, it does not seem that GCC is pulling the plug on SCO support. _______________________________________________ ilugd mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd
