[TUHS] SVR4 vs. Solaris 2

[Alexander Schreiber 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.

Finding myself on HP-UX 11 with the bundled cc just being a K&R one (because
of course a proper compiler (called the ANSI C++ compiler by HP) did cost
a pretty penny) I very quickly grabbed gcc as well. But that was in the
early 2000s, so gcc was already _very_ firmly in the mainstream.

Kind regards,
           Alex.
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