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> Alternatively I can directly ask some of the early GCC contributors. Unfortunately I’m not sure whether their emails are still reachable or even worse, whethe

by Y_Y 4y ago

> Alternatively I can directly ask some of the early GCC contributors. Unfortunately I’m not sure whether their emails are still reachable or even worse, whether they are still with us. Last I checked, rms himself is still alive and answering emails. He might be a good place to start.

IntelMiner 4y ago
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- lionkor 4y ago
  Why?
  - IntelMiner 4y ago
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    - db48x 4y ago
      If you’re studying history you talk to everyone regardless of their beliefs. You’d be better off just ignoring crap like that entirely.
    - jwilk 4y ago
      Discussed on HN back then: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26558348 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26558348 (146 comments)
    - _a_a_a_ 4y ago
      I'm not trans but I have some mates who are so that side of things matters to me. Here's his position on trans stuff https://web.archive.org/web/20210324062919/https://www.stallman.org/articles/genderless-pronouns.html https://web.archive.org/web/20210324062919/https://www.stall... It's not one I agree or disagree with but it looks perfectly reasonable. My suspicion is you didn't read any of it and just spouted off on first impressions. I'd be a lot happier if opinionated HN commenters would be a little slower about getting offended on other people's behalf.
  - morrisoms 4y ago
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    - tom_ 4y ago
      The man eats his own toenails. C'mon bro.
      - lionkor 4y ago
        I mean yeah, but that's not bad enough to warrant such a response. It's not like he's deranged or unsafe to speak to.
- chad1n 4y ago
  I'm not a fan of him, but he responds relatively quick to emails, so maybe he still has access to some old copies of gcc source code.