Open Watcom 1.0 Released

JoshRendlesham writes "The Open Watcom C/C++ and FORTRAN 1.0 compilers have been officially released. The source, and binaries for Win32 and OS/2 systems, are available. This release also means that outside developers can join and contribute to the project." Or if you prefer, gcc is up to 3.2.2.

Comments

Re:Free software not a dumping ground!

[leandrod]

> You complain when you don't have participation

Who complains about not having whose participation in what?

> when companies refuse to release their products under the OSS model

I could not care less about anything called the OSS model, because that is not well defined and the few fuzzy definitions around do not struck a cord with me. I care about free software, preferrably copyleft.

> then you complain when someone releases software that, in your view, is useless.

If I see it as badly done and useless, should not I complain?

Re:Free software not a dumping ground!

[leandrod]

> a student of compilers picks it up, and learns something.

What could he learn there that he could not, probably better, in gcc or a Lisp compiler?

> The intangible goodwill encourages another company to open something else.

There are many other, much better, examples. So your point is true but underwhelming.

> We don't lose another piece of computer history.

A very uninteresting piece as I see it.

> Not every act has to change the world, you know.

Yet not every act should be as shoddy and half-hearted, yet it seems that is so.