rust non-free-compatible trademark
Richard Kenner
kenner@vlsi1.ultra.nyu.edu
Mon Jul 18 17:11:13 GMT 2022
> In order to be a validated Ada compiler, a compiler must pass
> an extensive suite of programs called the Ada Compiler Validation
> Capability (ACVC).
FYI: the current name for this is ACATS: Ada Conformity Assessment Test
Suite.
> "to be able to use the word rust in a distributed compiler your
> modifications must 100% pass the test suite without modifying
> the test suite"
What does "in" mean here? Is "rust" modifying "language" or "compiler"
in this case? As was stated, that's a significant difference.
> a thorough investigation of how it was done for ADA should reveal
> how it can be properly done for gccrs and rustc.
It's a very different situation. Ada was a standardized language via
a very formal process. And it was a very different time.
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