[TUHS] SVR4 vs. Solaris 2

[Larry McVoy via TUHS]

On Wed, Nov 12, 2025 at 08:52:54AM -0800, Lyndon Nerenberg (VE7TFX/VE6BBM) via TUHS wrote:
> > Interestingly enough because Sun was charging for their new compilers
> >suite many end users/customers installed the Gnu family.
> 
> Sun's unbundling of the compilers drove thousands to install
> gcc, single-handedly bootstrapping GNU into the mainstream.

And the funny thing was Michael Tiemann worked for Sun and did G++ while
working for Sun and arranged that his work was GPLed.  Sun was not perfect
but they did some good for the world.
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