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Re: GCC 4.4.0 Status Report (2009-03-13)
Chris Lattner wrote:
>
> On Mar 23, 2009, at 8:02 PM, Jeff Law wrote:
>
>> Chris Lattner wrote:
>>>>>
>>>> These companies really don't care about FOSS in the same way GCC
>>>> developers do. I'd be highly confident that this would still be a
>>>> serious issue for the majority of the companies I've interacted with
>>>> through the years.
>>>
>>> Hi Jeff,
>>>
>>> Can you please explain the differences you see between how GCC
>>> developers and other people think about FOSS? I'm curious about your
>>> perception here, and what basis it is grounded on.
>>>
>> I'd divide customers into two broad camps. Both camps are extremely
>> pragmatic, but they're focused on two totally different goals.
>
> Thanks Jeff, I completely agree with you. Those camps are very common
> in my experience as well. Do you consider GCC developers to fall into
> one of these two categories, or do you see them as having a third
> perspective? I know that many people have their own motivations and
> personal agenda (and it is hard to generalize) but I'm curious what you
> meant above.
I'm sure you are, but this is getting to be way off-topic.
Andrew.