Why Clang

[Wojciech Puchar]

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> The bad thing about GPLv3 is that if anyone commits any code under this 
> license into the tree vendors that use our code base for making their own 
> OSes will ditch FreeBSD as they can be sued by FSF. Juniper for example. It 
> would be wise to listen to their point of view on GPLv3.

not really understood this.

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if anyone commits any code under this
license into the tree
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into what tree? gcc tree or FreeBSD tree?

FreeBSD has it's own copy of gcc so any change in gcc doesn't 
automatically change FreeBSD code and licencing.

Can you explain it more precisely privately? thanks


> FreeBSD is heading the right way: bringing BSD toolchain to the world and 
> fixing world compilation with gcc46 from ports would give anyone a choice on 
> which compiler to use keeping GPL out of tree.

the right way is to use best performing tools as long as no law problems 
exist.