On Mon, Nov 26, 2012 at 10:41 AM, Frank Mehnert <[email protected]>wrote:
> 1. Reduced freedom (moving BIOS from bcc to non-free Watcom compiler), > > which creates problems for the Debian GNU/Linux project > > And I'm unhappy with you ignoring my explanations in the corresponding > Debian bugreport. > I'm curious, why move from bcc (ancient, unmaintained for ages) to Watcom (which looked to me barely maintained and developed) instead of something more modern like gcc, clang, etc? I guess Watcom has some unique features that make it more fit for BIOS' compilation, but other than having read Watcom was used in the past for embedded because it generated small code, I cannot think of anything. (and please let's not make this a licenses, freedom, etc discussion: I'm asking a purely technical question) -- Pau Garcia i Quiles http://www.elpauer.org (Due to my workload, I may need 10 days to answer)
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