On 09/05/12 23:47, deadalnix wrote:
And even more practical : I can't bundle dmd with an IDE for D to provide an easy setup for a user. I can't create a repository where dmd sit in to make it easy t install on linux. This make it harder for beginner to get started with D.
Actually, "You can't bundle it with an IDE" was one of the exact examples I thought of making.
Walter is arming his baby by trying to protect it.
I don't think this is Walter's intention as I believe he has worked quite hard to get that code open sourced. AFAIK it's a constraint inherited from Digital Mars' past contractual obligations regarding that code.
