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> Nathan Sidwell is a Facebook engineer who instigated the removal of rms from the gcc steering committee. > https://gcc.gnu.org/pipermail/gcc/2021-April/23526
by enriquto 6y ago
> Nathan Sidwell is a Facebook engineer who instigated the removal of rms from the gcc steering committee.
> https://gcc.gnu.org/pipermail/gcc/2021-April/235267.html https://gcc.gnu.org/pipermail/gcc/2021-April/235267.html
Today I learned the name of one of the first toxic people who seriously suggested to write gcc in C++. And they are admitting it themselves! What a tragedy. Of course, RMS was, rightfully again, the main opposing force. We live in sad, sad times.
Quoting this person's message:
> Interactions I've had with the SC, beyond maintainer appointment, seem to run into RMS.
Sounds like a feature to me! The main purpose of RMS's presence is precisely to keep away idiotic proposals like those of Nathan Sidwell.
- geofft 6y agoWhat is your reason for believing that the proposal to write gcc in C++ is idiotic?
- enriquto 6y agoParaphrasing Torvalds, to keep people like Nathan out. Being serious, the world needs an easily bootstrappable C compiler. It's a crucial pillar of our society, and we lost it a few years ago. That is a shame.