Re: Re: gcc 3.2

["Manuel López-Ibáñez" <manuellopezibanez@yahoo.es>]

Eljay Love-Jensen wrote:
> 
> I'm not sure (since I don't use them), but other options on Windows may be
> MKS, Interix, or MS-SFU.  I'm not sure if they include a compiler or not;
> and if not, whether a compiler is available for those Windows environments.
> 
> And finally, another 'nother option is Microsoft's Visual C++ 2008 Express
> Edition:
> http://www.microsoft.com/express/default.aspx
> http://www.microsoft.com/express/download/
> 
> Borland may have a free (or perhaps "free") C++ compiler as well.
> 

I was surprised to find an ad for non-free software in GNU's gcc-help 
mailing list. I honestly feel offended by your shameless promotion of 
non-free software in this list.

Of course, in private, you are welcome to promote whatever you want but 
in this list I find it a lack of respect towards free software 
developers, specially those of us that are not being paid at all for 
working on GCC.

Sincerely,

	Manuel López-Ibáñez.

PS: How would Adobe or its employees react if on their own mailing lists 
I were promoting alternatives to Acrobat: 
http://www.cogniview.com/convert-pdf-to-excel/post/pdf-editing-creation-50-open-sourcefree-alternatives-to-adobe-acrobat/
or recommending blocking all flash content in the web: 
http://flashblock.mozdev.org/
I am sure Adobe wouldn't censor me but I could understand if they felt 
slightly offended, specially if I were in Adobe's mailing list asking 
for gratis help to the non-paid Adobe programmers to use for free their 
open-source products. Oh, wait a moment....