Re: FSF drops Apple boycott, opens gate for GNAT, etc.

[kenner@lab.ultra.nyu.edu (Richard Kenner)]

In article <9502031233.AA09688@grue.sware.com.sware.com> Dennis Doubleday <dday@SWARE.COM> writes:
>LPF has done no such thing.  They have simply exercised their right not to
>support such a port.

To be more precise, the FSF does not "support" (in the usual meaning
of that term) *any* software whatsoever.  Yes, they set up addresses
for reporting bugs and try to develop fixes, but actual *support* for
GNU software is provided by commercial organizations.  Cygnus is the
best known, but see the file SUPPORT in any FSF distribution for a
full list.

The LPF boycott of Apple had precisely two effects on GCC/GNAT for Mac:

1) The FSF would not distribute such a port, nor allow any of its
resources (including the gnu newsgroups and mailing lists) to be used
for the effort of such a port.

2) The FSF would not assist in the development of such a port and the
LPF encouraged its members to do likewise.