gdc in Linux distros recommended?

[Ali Çehreli via Digitalmars-d]

I have a friend who has started writing a library in D.

Although I recommended that he should use a recent dmd or ldc, he thinks 
gdc is a better candidate because it's "available to the masses" through 
Linux distros similar to how gcc is. Although he has a good point, the 
gdc that came with his distro does not even support @nogc.

Thoughts? Can you please tell him to change his mind! :p

Ali