From: ldo@nz.invalid   
      
   On Wed, 26 Mar 2025 08:02:56 -0400, Arne Vajhøj wrote:   
      
   > The specific discussion was about the LLVM compiler backend,   
   > that VSI use for their compilers. If VSI made that available (it is open   
   > source) then it would be easier for people to write or port new   
   > compilers using LLVM as backend.   
      
   A key point about LLVM (and the reason why Apple, for example, has   
   embraced it and gone away from GCC) is that it is not copyleft. So   
   companies can use it and adapt it and redistribute it, with no obligation   
   to open any source. They are free to take without giving back.   
      
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