On Sep 2, 2008, at 6:12 PM, Jan Waclawek wrote:
> Most of the would-be users use SDCC and similar out of necessity -
> there's no alternative given a certain budget (namely, $0). Only a
> few chose SDCC because of other qualities of open-source software
> (e.g. possibility to add a feature), but that's sort of a necessity
> as well.
I'm not sure that's necessarily a fair assertion. I have access
to commercial compilers, and I choose to use SDCC for mcs51 projects
simply because I like it better. I know quite a few people for whom
this is also the case. People who use free software aren't simply
doing so because they're cheap. (just my $0.02)
-Dave
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Dave McGuire
Port Charlotte, FL
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