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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: Free Intel C++ compiler
From:       "Luiz Eduardo Guida Valmont" <legv () uninet ! com ! br>
Date:       2004-10-03 13:57:54
Message-ID: dzv9gyuz.yxzddmj60adc () a1xmvf40
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> Oh please. That Intel C++ doesn't work just as well on AMD is perfectly 
> acceptable marketing practice. What else do you expect ? And if you really 
> want to walk down this path, there are quite a few things more important to 
> worry about than this. 

Sure, there are more important things... all in all, we're still free to choose and \
that is, IMHO, one of the foundations of free software. For side projects, what's the \
point in chosing gcc instead of Intel compiler if (1) it is faster, (2) it is free \
and (3) you have an Intel processor? Besides that, if you're going to develop free \
software, specially licensing it through *GPL, then you will somehow distribute the \
source also. Then again, what's the point in chosing gcc? AFAIK, freedom is just \
that: you choose you think it's better for you, what suit your needs.

Ok, some might say that this benefits Intel processors... well, after all, we're \
still free, aren't we? So, if you to want to develop portable software, portable \
binaries, go ahead and choose gcc.

Best regards,
Luiz Eduardo Guida Valmont
 
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