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Re: PATCH: support for NEC SX architecture
hi!
On Wed, 2009-06-03 at 15:39 +0100, Dave Korn wrote:
> All of a sudden I'm uncertain whether it's suitable to include support for a
> somewhat private undocumented target in FSF sources. I don't know if there's
> a policy about it but it stands out from other targets in this regard. Do you
> have any idea how many of these supercomputers there are in use out there?
well, the sources are GPLed, implemented independently of any existing,
proprietary code, and well documented. the submission has also been
approved by erich (cc-ed above). so as far as the legal issues (and
probably philosophical ones as well) are concerned, I'd say the patch is
suitable.
also, I suppose that having a free toolchain for these machines, which
is at the base of a free system software stack that we're aiming at,
can't be a bad thing.
however, erich, who is directly affiliated with NEC will be a better
address for this and related questions.
regards,
jaKa
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