DMD back end dev-kit

[John Reimer]

Hello Bill,

> It's been talked about before, but exactly how much money do the
> people who own the copyright to DMD's backend want in order to make it
> freely available freely -- as at least a lib?  It's hard to believe
> anyone would appraise that thing with a high dollar value given its
> less than stellar optimization abilities, and since everyone knows you
> can't make much money off dev tools these days anyway.
> 
> I'd happily chip in $100 US if it meant finally having an official D
> compiler that anyone can recompile for themselves just by typing "make
> dmd".
> 
> Or is it more a matter of not being able to find the copyright holders
> in question to ask them?  If so, give us the names and whatever info
> you have, and I bet someone will be able to track 'em down.
> 
> --bb
> 


I'd give another $100.

-JJR