Rodent of Unusual Size wrote: Technical issues having been commented on ...
> in light of http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/libstdc++/2005-05/msg00134.html > and its complete thread. The claims that the ASF has an NIH issue are contradicted by the existance of the Incubator. These aren't projects invented here. They are projects being brought here by their "inventors" because this is where they want to build community, and because the AL is the license that they want to use. And it really shouldn't be surprising that as Open Source penetrates further into the traditional commercial software community, that they choose a vendor friendly partner. > I'd still like to know why this came out, Rogue Wave wanted to, and people here liked the idea enough to sponsor it? > why it came here, At a guess, because of our license and processes. This is born out in part by the proposal: There are other free implementations, but none have the quality, license flexibility, or platform support necessary to serve as a universal foundation for [C++] > and why some other people here like it. What's not to like, if you're a C++ programmer? --- Noel --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
