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Adrien Plisson wrote:

> for C/C++ on Windows, digital mars is also free.

I know. And as I said, it offers great C++ but otherwise very limited
possibilities. E.g., nothing but bare Win32. Debugger and IDDE only
on $$ CD-Version.

I also invite you to read the Digital Mars License Agreement.

BTW, the D frontend by Digitalmars is open source.
>From the readme.txt:
"many people have expressed a strong interested
in producing a D compiler with the GNU compiler sources.
This release should enable that."


> it does not come with 
> source, it is not GPL,

The D frontend by Digitalmars is either GPL or Artistic L, at your
option.

> it 
> is not endorsed by the FSF, it is simply free 

And with no investment you get what you have paid for, a good
compiler and nothing else.

The Comeau C++ compiler is also only $$. An indispensible tool,
outstanding error messages and language support, also for $$.
But it is also just a compiler.


> free development tools are not so uncommon...

I don't think so. Development is not just a compiler.