FAQ entry for GCC and EGCS relationship

[Ranjit Mathew]

> I was also curious about the early history of GCC
> and could find only this little piece by RMS
> (see "The first steps"):
> 
>     http://www.gnu.org/gnu/thegnuproject.html

I'm sorry, but I really couldn't resist pointing
out the (English) acronym for the original
compiler that was the inspiration for GCC:

"Shortly before beginning the GNU project, I heard about
the Free University Compiler Kit, also known as VUCK.
(The Dutch word for "free" is written with a V.) This
was a compiler designed to handle multiple languages,
including C and Pascal, and to support multiple target
machines. I wrote to its author asking if GNU could use it.

He responded derisively, stating that the university was
free but the compiler was not. I therefore decided that
my first program for the GNU project would be a multi-language,
multi-platform compiler."

:-)

Ranjit.

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