From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Richard Stallman To: gcc@gcc.gnu.org Subject: Re: type based aliasing again Date: Thu, 30 Sep 1999 18:02:00 -0000 Message-ID: <199909100634.CAA01827@psilocin.gnu.org> References: <199909090430.VAA24607@atrus.synopsys.com> X-SW-Source: 1999-09n/msg00395.html Message-ID: <19990930180200.edFIlAug3gJm2Ks-NDKxwuSRbIbrpUn_PL-ITx4J6i4@z> If we use the term "illegal" to describe user code, it carries the implication that the users who wrote it are evildoers and ought to be punished. That's why there is a GNU convention of describing code which doesn't follow the language rules as "invalid", not "illegal". Especially in this discussion, it is important to follow that convention, because the word "illegal" tends to support a harsh attitude towards these users, and that tends to mean a bad decision.