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[76.234.69.149]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id m23sm28422485pgc.18.2017.08.22.10.33.14 (version=TLS1_2 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 bits=128/128); Tue, 22 Aug 2017 10:33:14 -0700 (PDT) X-Google-Original-From: "John Wiegley" Original-Received: by Vulcan.local (Postfix, from userid 501) id 2EDA5895045E; Tue, 22 Aug 2017 10:33:13 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: (Richard Stallman's message of "Tue, 22 Aug 2017 12:12:15 -0400") Mail-Followup-To: Richard Stallman , jostein@kjonigsen.net, jean.christophe.helary@gmail.com, emacs-devel@gnu.org X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Genre and OS details not recognized. X-Received-From: 2607:f8b0:400e:c00::234 X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.21 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: "Emacs-devel" Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:217693 Archived-At: >>>>> Richard Stallman writes: > The GPL does not allow linking GCC front ends with nonfree backends. They > would have had to write an entire compiler. Just to clarify on this point: There are nonfree frontends you can buy in order to build your own compiler, such as the one from Edison Design Group. I know Texas Instruments uses it to build a proprietary compiler for their chipsets. The GPL has not stopped this from happening, it's just prevented them from using free software, and thus the community from receiving any of their work (which a looser open source license may have permitted). The GPL is polarizing: There's a group of people who use only that, and a group who use none of it. LGPL is the only license I know of that bridges the two sides, while still being within the interests of the FSF. -- John Wiegley GPG fingerprint = 4710 CF98 AF9B 327B B80F http://newartisans.com 60E1 46C4 BD1A 7AC1 4BA2