Open source dmd on Reddit!

[Sean Kelly]

Tomas Lindquist Olsen wrote:
> On Fri, Mar 6, 2009 at 4:42 AM, Sean Kelly <sean at invisibleduck.org> wrote:
>> hasen wrote:
>>> Walter Bright wrote:
>>>>
>>>> http://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/82ck4/digitalmars_d_now_open_source/
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> http://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/82cgp/new_release_of_the_d_programming_language_now/
>>> Wow there's a big fuss over there about it not being /really/ open source,
>> Seems kind of silly to me.  The big deal with the full source for DMD being
>> available is that if DigitalMars disappears in a puff of smoke tomorrow,
>> customers have a means of preserving their investment in the language.  This
>> can be a big deal for corporate users.
>>
> 
> I'm not sure I see the big value here. If Digital Mars indeed went up
> in smoke some day, how will the source help? They're still not allowed
> to do anything but "personal use" with it...

If they're just building apps then all they need it for is "personal use."