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Subject: Re: non-gcc linux?
To: Tim@Rikers.org (Tim Riker)
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> This is also a nice thought, but there is an obstacle.
> The Pro64 tools are Open Source and GPLed:
> 
> http://oss.sgi.com/projects/Pro64/
> 
> SGI retains the copyright to the code.
> 
> As far as I know, the FSF owns the copyright to all code in the gcc
> suite. If improvements were taken from the Pro64 tools the copyright to
> said code would have to remain.

Pro64 is free software and Pro64 understands gcc syntax. No problem at all.

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