D compiler as part of GCC

[Andrei Alexandrescu]

Leandro Lucarella wrote:
> Andrei Alexandrescu, el 27 de enero a las 17:40 me escribiste:
>> Eldar Insafutdinov wrote:
>>> Andrei Alexandrescu Wrote:
>>>
>>>> Eldar Insafutdinov wrote:
>>>>> Google's Go will be in GCC.
>>>>> http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc/2010-01/msg00500.html . They are
>>>>> pushing it very hard.
>>>> Who is "they"?
>>>>
>>>> Andrei
>>> Good question. Not sure if it is actually Google, or some enthusiast,
>>> but certainly that's a good result for a language that was released
>>> couple of months ago. Not to mention that it's not any near to D at
>>> this stage. All I want for D, if not being included into GCC
>>> oficially, but at least to have a maintained GCC compiler.
>> I agree. Although my perception is that Google itself is not pushing
>> Go and that the language does not have legs to resist on merit
>> alone, that may change any time. It would be great if D were present
>> in GCC - thanks Jerry for your initiative, and please keep it up.
>>
>> Andrei
> 
> Just see the next message:
> 
> http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc/2010-01/msg00501.html
> 
> 2010-01-26  Ian Lance Taylor  <iant at google.com>
> 
>        * MAINTAINERS: Add myself as Go frontend maintainer.
> 
> 
> If you think Google is not pushing Go, think again...

I'd seen that, but my understanding is that Ian is a maintainer of the 
frontend, not necessarily that Google is pushing Go or even that Google 
is paying him to spend time on Go. What am I missing?

Andrei