| > For something to be considered a feature, it has to be beneficial to someone It was beneficial to Linux, the open source and free software, as in GPL licensed, kernel. It was beneficial to its users. It was beneficial to the free software movement. It wasn't beneficial to corporations, probably. Things in fact have changed when corporate sponsored interests raised around Linux as a money maker platform. And when Apple started its war against GPLv3 (suddenly GCC was not good anymore for them) . > Who benefits from the Linux kernel not being able to be compiled by a certain compiler, and how? Again: the fact that Linux was not being able to be compiled by a certain compiler doesn't seem to me it hindered its ability to become the most used platform in the server space (or one of the most used). Any counter proof? ----- As already stated: beneficial != convenient Going to the doctor for regular checks is not convenient, but it's beneficial for your health. |