I'm surprised the differences are that large.
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| Bob_Robertson Jan 31, 2011 9:40 AM EDT |
Hopefully, the Open64 compiler is GPL, so the best working parts can be cross-pollinated with the others. If hardware had not advanced as quickly as it has, compiler optimization would have been a higher priority. A 10% improvement in code speed just isn't worth the cost of developers when a 50% improvement in hardware speed is just an upgrade away. The endless hand-tweaking of code by professional systems administrators in the mainframe days comes to mind. I think the distributed nature of F/OSS development is wonderful, everyone works on what interests them most. And filthy slobs who couldn't code their way out of a paper bag, like me, benefit. |
| gus3 Jan 31, 2011 1:04 PM EDT |
It went GPL in 2000. http://www.open64.net/about-open64.html |
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