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The reason GCC is not a library (2000)

21 hours ago
https://gcc.gnu.org/legacy-ml/gcc/2000-01/msg00572.html
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  • #GCC
  • #GNU Project
  • #Free Software
  • Richard Stallman discusses the importance of keeping GCC backends tightly integrated with frontends to ensure new frontends remain free.
  • Companies might create non-free add-ons if GCC's backend were easily separable, which the GNU Project aims to prevent.
  • Stallman emphasizes the GNU Project's firm stance against changes that could facilitate non-free frontends, based on long-term considerations.
  • He invites individuals interested in such changes to discuss their ideas privately, balancing project benefits with the need for future free frontends.
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