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Did they pay for development of that toolchain or just "embraced" the open source?

• laingc 6y ago
  They most certainly paid for it, as well as financing many of the key contributors to related open source projects.
  • intricatedetail 6y ago
    So not all contributors got paid? Sounds obscene given how much money they have.
    • kortilla 6y ago
      Sounds like you’re not a fan of open source software.
• eddieh 6y ago
  Apple has been involved in the toolchain since nearly the beginning. They hired one of the original authors and sponsor its development: https://foundation.llvm.org/docs/sponsors/ https://foundation.llvm.org/docs/sponsors/ Not only have the paid for it, but it wouldn't likely be anything more than an academic project without Apple.
• deleted 6y ago
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