On 1/19/06, Mike McCarty <mike.mccarty@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Maybe Borland will come out with a nice compiler for Linux, and > we'll be able to develop good commercial software for Linux. Who > knows? Borland's licenses for the link library are much more generous > than the FSF's. Richard M. Stallman already came out with a "nice compiler for Linux". Some people have developed some "good commerical software for Linux" with it already. Oracle[1], SAP[2], Netscape[3], Intel[4], Sun[5], Novell[6], IBM[7], to name a few. [1] http://www.oracle.com/technology/tech/linux/index.html [2] http://www50.sap.com/linux/ [3] http://wp.netscape.com/newsref/pr/newsrelease650.html [4] Ironically, Intel's commerical contribution is a C++ compiler. http://www.intel.com/cd/software/products/asmo-na/eng/compilers/clin/index.htm [5] Betting the farm? http://www.sun.com/software/linux/index.xml [6] http://www.novell.com/linux/nterprise_linux_services.html [7] http://www-306.ibm.com/software/os/linux/software/ -- Chris "I trust the Democrats to take away my money, which I can afford. I trust the Republicans to take away my freedom, which I cannot."
