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C++ and Java, which have many implementations, also have proprietary distributions, see Apple’s fork of Clang, Microsoft’s MSVC, Azul VM, Jamaica VM, ... And s
by GrumpySloth 3y ago
C++ and Java, which have many implementations, also have proprietary distributions, see Apple’s fork of Clang, Microsoft’s MSVC, Azul VM, Jamaica VM, ...
And some of them are pretty nice. Life is good.
- bayindirh 3y agoWhen you don’t have a GPL implementation, the only good implementation might be closed source fork of the LLVM version, effectively forking Rust into Rust and Rustium. Will life be good then?
- sunshowers 3y agoThis seems like an astoundingly remote possibility.
- bayindirh 3y agoGiven the companies backing LLVM and the surrounding ecosystem, I think it’s an astounding possibility. Companies love permissive licenses for a reason.