From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mail-wm1-x330.google.com (mail-wm1-x330.google.com [IPv6:2a00:1450:4864:20::330]) by sourceware.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 215FC3857C61 for ; Tue, 30 Mar 2021 10:34:44 +0000 (GMT) DMARC-Filter: OpenDMARC Filter v1.3.2 sourceware.org 215FC3857C61 Received: by mail-wm1-x330.google.com with SMTP id f22-20020a7bc8d60000b029010c024a1407so10011858wml.2 for ; Tue, 30 Mar 2021 03:34:44 -0700 (PDT) X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date :message-id:subject:to:cc:content-transfer-encoding; bh=O7cJnUi5XnpXyTw7Xd+YBCzkXEKVSSvHmrVsHXl9Rfo=; b=i5PcySNpwdrASAvSu4VYW/4TdGdyqk23P8yfqaHDKQJE0wIScGFWdNbFQQPgetMOir 4uWFSNE/M66t5ye+CetWM5UB75UTwUA5r+XIJK+rjs4ihIiNy+epKBmWb8op0JeCm8zg UwHe9xYpjqFspI0p4r10ZOZePf20A4geSgfBDXY+lj6ENnlQ2HzfxsJvctwlrZdcVluJ mocDbYf8SI45wPldOuQqFBudNrY81fmgvdZH/t8APpwLzZUpPP1bZLUBZt82FB1VxZlZ BOY1DB6jKBqNsrQ0KP6uTv5NYqUqSeJ40R81eC7H/Bzo9WFw4p+X3T09l/cTV95zgGeG rI/Q== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM531OY8dnWeNCz/r1pzVeH6Z/Ev9Y3EUbns/rV0VbLZXgFxsKra4n hSaU6+cOjvCwgYbeOsKaBSb8u0Iy5FgNL1Petsk= X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJzk6AsKUMSLn17gW8CpQTFCm55hn8wpXsXV33AWq4DTl+xkCuS2amdsW28P0XEyrAyIE22d9Qap6y3X23Ypvl0= X-Received: by 2002:a7b:c7ca:: with SMTP id z10mr3289391wmk.117.1617100483155; Tue, 30 Mar 2021 03:34:43 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <97161b4d-6f56-e5bc-395b-bb7b7c23b91d@redhat.com> In-Reply-To: <97161b4d-6f56-e5bc-395b-bb7b7c23b91d@redhat.com> From: Jonathan Wakely Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2021 11:34:31 +0100 Message-ID: Subject: Re: Remove RMS from the GCC Steering Committee To: Andrew Haley Cc: "gcc@gcc.gnu.org" Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.0 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00, DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID, DKIM_VALID_AU, DKIM_VALID_EF, FREEMAIL_FROM, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE, SPF_HELO_NONE, SPF_PASS, TXREP autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.2 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.2 (2018-09-13) on server2.sourceware.org X-BeenThere: gcc@gcc.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: Gcc mailing list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2021 10:34:45 -0000 On Tue, 30 Mar 2021 at 11:14, Andrew Haley wrote: > > On 3/30/21 10:47 AM, Didier Kryn wrote: > > Le 30/03/2021 =C3=A0 10:25, Jonathan Wakely via Gcc a =C3=A9crit : > >> I've been asking myself what benefit GCC gets from being linked to GNU= and > >> all I can think of is the DNS records for gcc.gnu.org. > > > > Can you remind the meaning of GCC. Isn't it "*GNU* Compiler > > Collection" ? > > It's been renamed at least once already, from "GNU C Compiler." > > > If this is still true, it doesn't seem appropriate to "break the > > communication channel" as you said in a previous mail. Or maybe you > > might suggest a new name for the project (~: > > We could just rename it to "GCC", in much the same way that Acorn Risc > Machine became Advanced Risc Machines, then just "Arm". But I'd much > prefer that the FSF got its house in order. whynotboth.jpg