On Mon, Feb 08, 2010 at 10:01:05AM +1100, alex wrote:
> Frank Shute wrote:
> >On Mon, Feb 08, 2010 at 01:41:29AM +1100, alex wrote:
> >  
> >>I see a number of factors putting freebsd behind:
> >>
> >>* The teams stubbornness with compiler/base tools (wont move away from 
> >>gcc 4.2.1 because they just cant accept the GPL2)
> >
> >They don't like the license, that's not stubbornness.
> 
> Wow thats a good reason to use ancient compilers and assemblers.

Sometimes, license choice *is* a good reason to make some sacrifices in
short-term convenience.

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Chad Perrin [ original content licensed OWL: http://owl.apotheon.org ]

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