Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Wed, 5 Jun 1996 13:46:20 -0700 | From | Jason Merrill <> | Subject | Re: Compiling kernel without gcc |
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>>>>> duxmike <duxmike@iafrica.com> writes:
>> > We were looking at putting together a FSF-free Linux distribution. >> >> Why do this? (Other than seeing if it can be done). >> >> What's the "problem" with gnu software?
> Some people like mustard on their burgers, some dont :). I think there is > room in the Linux 'market' for this kind of free software product. The market > is growing quite rapidly and some people dont want to be dependent on the > FSF, just like many people refuse to have Microsoft on there hard drives.
But one of the major benefits of free software is that there is no dependency on a single source. If you don't like what the FSF is doing with the code, you can make your own distribution of, say, gcc. Witness the Pentium Compiler Group.
Jason
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