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Re: Will tree-ssa be GCC 3.5?
- From: Matt Fago <fago at caltech dot edu>
- To: Robert Dewar <dewar at gnat dot com>
- Cc: coyote at coyotegulch dot com, gcc at gcc dot gnu dot org
- Date: Tue, 02 Dec 2003 07:34:19 -0800
- Subject: Re: Will tree-ssa be GCC 3.5?
Robert Dewar said:
> It seems very odd to somehow think that the GPL is inconsistent with
> the commercial sale or support of software. I often say to people, we
> are just like Microsoft, we sell copyrighted licensed software with
> support. The difference is that our license is MUCH more favorable,
> and our support is considerably more responsive and extensive :-)
Oh my...just to clear some confusion, and bring this slightly more on-topic:
GPL'd software obviously is not incompatible with commerce. I pointedly
and repeatedly stated that anyone is free to provide support (and/or
custom development work) for gfortran or any other GPL'd software. I
read the desire for a "guarantee" to imply a guarantee on the entirety
of gcc itself -- another topic.
However, the point of my original post was that the ASCI report's stated
goal of "open source front-ends tied to proprietary back ends" is
completely incompatible with the GPL, and hence gfortran. It is _NOT_
"free as in freedom," and I would hope that the national labs change
their requirements.
As for Ada and Code Sourcery: cool, I never had a reason to investigate
this. Nevertheless, your statements about Ada Core Technology's
offerings is completely inline with the intent of my post.
- Matt