[4k]

Where does the author establish that people are not enthused about gcc anymore? Or does he not even imply that?

[wampus]

No, he's providing an alternative reason for gcc's popularity in response to Rob Landley's email[1] that asserts that it was due to developers determined "to avoid paying Ed Zander extra for Sun's Solaris compiler."

[1] http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.toybox/1890