Open source dmd on Reddit!

[grauzone]

hasen wrote:
> Walter Bright wrote:
>> http://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/82ck4/digitalmars_d_now_open_source/ 
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>> http://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/82cgp/new_release_of_the_d_programming_language_now/ 
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> Wow there's a big fuss over there about it not being /really/ open source,

To us, this doesn't really matter. The important thing is that we can 
build the compiler itself, and can debug it if it craps up (which 
happens often, sorry Walter). For example, now we might be able to find 
out on which piece of code exactly it segfaults when compiling. Oh, and 
remember the libc issues. Now users affected by this problem can compile 
their own binary.

When we want a completely free compiler for ideological reasons or for 
unrestricted redistribution, there's still LDC. LDC connects the free 
(GPL'ed) frontend with the free LLVM backend.

Also, I thought open source != free software.

> Can you explain (to the ignorant likes of me) what is constraining you 
> from changing the license?