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From: Richard Harnden <richard.nospam@gmail.invalid>
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On 29/06/2024 10:15, Kaz Kylheku wrote:
> On 2024-06-29, David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> wrote:
>> gcc toolchains are free, and the standard from manufacturers for a very
>> long time.  The others are very expensive, and it's very questionable if
>> they actually provide much extra value for most development teams.
>> (They /do/ provide better tools for some kinds of development.)
>> Consequently, gcc is overwhelmingly the most popular.
> 
> One thing: builds having to talk to some god forsaken licensing server
> to get permission to compile is beyond ridiculous.
> 

I haven't seen that since, like, the 90s.  Does that actually still happen?