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Could you provide a source? I'd like to learn more about this. (The politics of open-source software is interesting because the underlying motivations are proba
by chad_oliver 14y ago
Could you provide a source? I'd like to learn more about this. (The politics of open-source software is interesting because the underlying motivations are probably still around and motivating other people).
- DannyBee 14y agoRead gumby's email on http://gcc.gnu.org/wiki/History http://gcc.gnu.org/wiki/History It's the "nice" version. The reunification is kind of glossed over here, but what happened was the FSF fought it all the way, realized EGCS would win, and accepted it back. GCC got concessions as part of this reunification. The concessions were that GCC would have it's own steering committee, and that we could appeal any RMS decision to the board of the FSF.