> -----Original Message----- > From: Douglas B Rupp [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2004 5:37 PM > To: Henderson, Jordan (Contractor) (DAASC); Craig A. Berry > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Correct way to delete file(s) on OpenVMS? > > > > The existence of a good port of GNU C/C++ for OpenVMS would make porting > Open > > Source tools to OpenVMS easier, which would benefit some enterprise > development. > > Well you are making exactly my point which is that a Unix-like interface > might be nice for porting Open Source tools, but I still don't see the > need > for the Gnu C compiler itself. There are not many tools/applications that > have to be compiled with Gnu C in order to work.
That's probably true. Still, there are a lot of shops that do most of their development in other languages like Java and PL/SQL who might benefit from casual use of a C compiler, but HP would have to weigh this benefit to customers against the potential for losing DECC license sales.
