Open Watcom 1.2 Released · Slashdot Mirror

Posted by timothy on Wednesday January 14, 2004 @03:59AM from the for-your-fortran-needs dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Open Watcom 1.2 has been released and is now available for download from the Open Watcom website. This release contains a large number of new features, product enhancements and several fixs designed to bring Open Watcom to a higher level of quality and compatibility. SciTech software Inc, the official maintainers of the Open Watcom project, have also announced the availability of an updated Open Watcom CD, complete with SciTechs installer for DOS, OS/2, and windows. Support for the update will be handled exclusively through the Open Watcom website. Read More." According to the web site, "the Watcom C/C++ and Fortran products will be the first mass market, proprietary compilers to be Open Sourced."

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Re:Well, there's always GCC ... by Chromodromic · 2004-01-14 10:01 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Cool! I got modded down AND insulted for speaking the truth.

Now I KNOW I'm on the right track. The Emperor really IS naked. What I didn't understand as completely as I do know is that you sourcies *like* him that way. Well, that's typical.

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