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It's a function of the size of the market. When Stallman was programming computers, the number of computers was quite small and it was much more expensive to c
by codex 13y ago
It's a function of the size of the market. When Stallman was programming computers, the number of computers was quite small and it was much more expensive to create software. These days, especially after the PC revolution, creating and modifying software is much cheaper, especially relative to the demand for software, which is much higher.
- dman 13y agoDo you think the widespread availability of a free and high quality compiler had something to do with the PC revolution?
- Sanddancer 13y agoNo. The PC revolution was built on compilers like Borland's Turbo Pascal and Microsoft C. GCC was very much a latecomer to the PC revolution.