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Tiny correction: the reference D compiler's source code was available, but its backend was not Free Software (it was non-redistributable). This was not by choic
by CyberShadow 9y ago
Tiny correction: the reference D compiler's source code was available, but its backend was not Free Software (it was non-redistributable). This was not by choice of its authors, but due to a historical IP/licensing snag. Today it is fully open-source.
- MaxBarraclough 9y agoRight. But I did specifically say 'backend'.