Date: Tue, 12 May 1998 09:55:56 +0300 (EET DST) From: hantschr@hantsch.co.at Hello, Peter Gerwinski, hello there!
A few days ago I bought the latest version of S.u.S.E Linux 5.2. Included was (again) GPC. As an old TurboPascal programmer I was interested in what might have changed in GPC since SuSE 5.1 from Nov.97, but there seems nothing to have changed.
In the meantime I was also in direct touch with some professional software developers and they all told me the same:
GPC IS CURRENTLY NOT USABLE FOR PROFESSIONAL USE, BECAUSE:
[... more raves ...]
We need this type of article like we need a bullet in the head. This is not only because it displays the ignorance of the author. It is extremely rude to come into a newsgroup, not bother to ascertain the true state of affairs by being silent for long enough to get into the spirit of the group, and then come up with this type of article, much of which is baseless. Furthermore, there is *nothing* constructive in the article - and if people have nothing constructive to contribute, then they should keep quiet.
Want a free compiler to do professional work? Write one yourself or join the team that is writing one. Have criticisms of the team's efforts? Then get the source code, do a better job than them, and we will all praise and thank you for it. Want better documentation? Then write it yourself, and we will all benefit from it, and will thank you for it. Some of us use our free time to support the GPC effort so that other people can benefit from a freebie. Why not contribute something instead of expecting others to do everything? That is why GNU products come with full source code - so that those who are not happy with them can do something about it, and then others will benefit from their efforts. Remember, "it is more blessed to give than to receive". That is the philosophy behind the GNU effort. It would be great if we could all think like that.
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