Skip site navigation (1)Skip section navigation (2)
Date:      Thu, 18 Mar 2004 16:27:55 -0800
From:      Chris Pressey <cpressey@catseye.mine.nu>
To:        Paul Seniura <pdseniura@techie.com>
Cc:        freebsd-ports@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: I believe lang/icc* are not open-source nor 'free', right?
Message-ID:  <20040318162755.52513b6c.cpressey@catseye.mine.nu>
In-Reply-To: <20040318213442.D38635C35@techpc04.okladot.state.ok.us>
References:  <200403122136.i2CLaCm9096276@repoman.freebsd.org> <20040318213442.D38635C35@techpc04.okladot.state.ok.us>

next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
On Thu, 18 Mar 2004 15:34:42 -0600 (CST)
"Paul Seniura" <pdseniura@techie.com> wrote:

> I don't want to discuss Intel compilers on AMD or whatever
> else the issues are in the previous threads.
> 
> I am posting this on the -ports forum because I am asking
> about lang/icc* strictly as ports and how I will use them
> as ports.
> [...]
> If, for example, in the future any part of the CD ISOs are
> built by 'icc', then I/we are forbidden to use them.

OK... so don't use the icc port to do that... ?

> I will therefore absolutely oppose any such changes in
> FreeBSD itself, in its default build configurations, in
> its (binary or 'ready-to-run') distribution, and so on.
> 
> Keep FreeBSD 'free' AND open-source.
> 
> All of it.

FreeBSD != ports/packages.  That's what "3rd-party" means.

-Chris



Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?20040318162755.52513b6c.cpressey>