Re: [Trisquel-users] Mono relicensed to MIT with a patent promise

[onpon4]

That's quite an extreme position to take. The Python interpreter is covered  
by a license which is not the GPL, and quite permissive. I don't know about  
other languages, since I don't use them.

The thing is, just because there can be proprietary compilers doesn't mean  
you will have to use them. If a permissively licensed compiler is available,  
that version of the compiler will always be available under those terms, even  
in the unlikely worst-case scenario where all derivatives and new versions  
become proprietary.