XPost: alt.folklore.computers   
   From: ldo@nz.invalid   
      
   On Mon, 05 Jan 2026 18:20:24 GMT, Charlie Gibbs wrote:   
      
   > Let me guess: so companies can sell you a new compiler every year,   
   > plus courses in how to use the new shit.   
      
   Nobody pays money for compilers any more. All the important tools are   
   open-source now.   
      
   The days of trying to monetize development tools, like in the 1980s   
   and 1990s, are long past.   
      
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