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GNU liberated software, and software users. Long live the revolution!

• gcp 15y ago
  The new revolution is that the compiler is for free but you need the right patent licenses to use it. It's called LLVM. But they, it's modular, so we can ignore that. For now.
  • mahmud 15y ago
    No, the new revolution is "compiler? here, I too wrote one!" ;-)
    • deleted 15y ago
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  • cbsmith 15y ago
    I was under the impression that [patents were no longer believed to be an issue](http://llvm.org/docs/DeveloperPolicy.html#patents http://llvm.org/docs/DeveloperPolicy.html#patents "LLVM Patent Policy") any more than they'd be for GCC (which is arguably more vulnerable to patent issues).
    • gillianseed 15y ago
      Why would gcc be more vulnerable to patent issues?
      • marshray 15y ago
        The expression "A any more than B" doesn't imply B > 0, it just discusses A - B.
        • gillianseed 15y ago
          Eh, what? I responded to: > GCC (which is arguably more vulnerable to patent issues) And that statement certainly implies that A is _more_ vulnerable than B which promted me to ask what would make it _more_ vulnerable as I can't see in what way that would be true.
          • marshray 15y ago
            Ah, never mind then. :-)
      • cbsmith 15y ago
        GCC represents a lot of technology for parsing/compiler/optimizing/handling platform differences/generating executable formats, and it does so in a fairly traditional fashion. Generally with software patents, what really exposes you is doing things more like everyone else does. Counter intuitive, but true.