OpenMandriva, the first Clang-built Linux distribution

Re:OpenMandriva, the first Clang-built Linux distribution by pjmlp on Sunday June 16, 2019 @10:51AM (#20195735)

Which is always ironic, given that without Stallmann's GNU concepts, Linux would never have happened.

And most likely, given the BSD state back then, it would mean we would just keep using either commercial UNIXes, or Windows would have won the UNIX wars.

But lets get rid of Stallmann's GNU concepts.

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Re:OpenMandriva, the first Clang-built Linux distribution by cat199 on Sunday June 16, 2019 @07:52PM (#20198683)

> given the BSD state back then

you mean being persecuted by over-bearing commercial unices? (e.g. SVr4 and ATT)?

lets not mis-confuse the issues to our personal ends - the argument is just as valid that without BSD UNIX, stallman would also not have a system to base a clone on..

GNU attempts to redefine the existing cultural status quo of open-source software dating from the dawn of computing to its own personal ends

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Re:OpenMandriva, the first Clang-built Linux distribution by pjmlp on Monday June 17, 2019 @03:24AM (#20200666)

Sure they had a system, commercial UNIXes would been kept being used.

GCC only got manpower when Sun changed the way UNIX SDK used to be given to customers.

And who knows, maybe companies would have been more willing to dedicate manpower to HURD.

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