From owner-freebsd-chat Sun Jan 19 12:43: 1 2003 Delivered-To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6839237B405 for ; Sun, 19 Jan 2003 12:43:00 -0800 (PST) Received: from lariat.org (lariat.org [63.229.157.2]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 593C243F1E for ; Sun, 19 Jan 2003 12:42:57 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from brett@lariat.org) Received: from mustang.lariat.org (IDENT:ppp1000.lariat.org@lariat.org [63.229.157.2]) by lariat.org (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id NAA13707; Sun, 19 Jan 2003 13:42:40 -0700 (MST) X-message-flag: Warning! Use of Microsoft Outlook renders your system susceptible to Internet worms. Message-Id: <4.3.2.7.2.20030119133833.00e422f0@localhost> X-Sender: brett@localhost X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 4.3.2 Date: Sun, 19 Jan 2003 13:42:26 -0700 To: Miguel Mendez From: Brett Glass Subject: Re: GCC as a selling point for FreeBSD? (Not!) Cc: chat@FreeBSD.ORG In-Reply-To: <20030119212831.4e4a9243.flynn@energyhq.homeip.net> References: <4.3.2.7.2.20030119130825.00b21ee0@localhost> <4.3.2.7.2.20030119123751.00d4cc00@localhost> <4.3.2.7.2.20030119123751.00d4cc00@localhost> <4.3.2.7.2.20030119130825.00b21ee0@localhost> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org At 01:28 PM 1/19/2003, Miguel Mendez wrote: >Said Brett. That's just your opinion. One should try to stick to >principles as much as possible, but, in this case, it would be >counterproductive to do so. So what could be done? Again, the most important patches to apply are to the project. FreeBSD should make it a fundamental goal and a high priority to remove all GPLed code from the base system as installed. Work on a replacement compiler should not be a peripheral effort but a fundamental part of the project. Your assertion that this would be a "holy war" is off base. It is the GPL that's part and parcel of a "holy war." FreeBSD should not be involved in such a war, and certainly should not aid Stallman in his efforts to wage such a war (which it is doing by promoting further use of his toolchain rather than creating a truly free alternative). --Brett To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message