Why keep the backend closed source?

[John Reimer]

akcom wrote:
> Just simply out of curiosity, why keep the back-end for dmd closed 
> source?  It would make life dev'ing on PowerPC linux so much nicer if I 
> could just compile dmd myself instead of having to use an outdated 
> version of gdc (no offense to the great job being done with gdc, it's 
> just a bit dated at this point.
> 
> -Alex


You wouldn't find the dmd backend very useful for PowerPC unless you are 
intent on using it as an x86 cross compiler.

-JJR