[EVALUATION] - E02 - Support for MinGW Open Source Compiler

[Mike Meyer]

Ilias Lazaridis <ilias at lazaridis.com> writes:
> If it is a programming language, the requirement "using an open-source
> toolchain" is a rational and valid one.

It is. However, mingW has nothing to do with "using an open-sourcer
toolchain".

Python runs in an environment with a full, open-source tool chain. You
can use it on Linux or any of the various BSDs. It also runs in an
environment where you can't have an open-source toolchain: Windows.

Once you've given up on an open-source environment, arguing about
trivia like which free compiler you are going to use is a waste of
time. Either use a real open-source environment, or live with the
closed-source tools/environment that someone is willing to support.

Or, of course, support the environment you want yourself.

    <mike
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