[Gllug] The importance of the PC to free software (was Barbican website...)

[Adam Bower]

Anthony Chapman wrote:
> From: Mike Brodbelt <mike at coruscant.demon.co.uk>
> Date: 12 Nov 2002 21:01:26 +0000
> 
> 
>>And the Linux kernel was probably responsible for getting more
>>developers into free software than any other single thing.
> 
> 
> Even without Linux there'd still be *BSD, but I can't think of a replacement for GCC.

gcc development started in 1987 apparently...
http://gcc.gnu.org/releases.html#timeline
thats quite a bit before the first linux release was a twinkle in Linus 
Torvalds eye...

:)


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