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"This is IMO embarrassing and unprofessional behavior for an adult" It is pretty normal behavior for RMS. And his fundamental reason for limiting access to the
by HyperSane 4y ago
"This is IMO embarrassing and unprofessional behavior for an adult"
It is pretty normal behavior for RMS. And his fundamental reason for limiting access to the AST makes no sense.
- smitty1e 4y ago> And his fundamental reason for limiting access to the AST makes no sense. It makes sense in the context cited in TFA. RMS would rather go down in flames than risk having third parties "abuse" GCC. Substantive evidence that the situation has changed since the founding of GNU is moot. RMS's binary view is arguably unfortunate, but there it is. He's painted into a corner by ideology. He can't get any more flexible than he already has.
- HyperSane 4y agoI guess it makes sense to RMS, but his brain is a very strange place.
- smitty1e 4y agoPeople: can't live with them; can't live with 'em.
- int_19h 4y agoAs others have explained in the mailing list, the technical ability to dump the AST in a way that circumvents the GPL already exists via GCC plugins. So, no, it doesn't make sense even from that perspective.