From:	weiqigao AT crl DOT com (Weiqi Gao)
Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject:	Re: Is djgpp better than Watcom C?
Date:	Sun, 27 Oct 1996 18:24:54 GMT
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Tudor Tutu <tudor AT cam DOT org> wrote:

>> Ian Mausolus (mausolus AT enterprise DOT ca) wrote:
>> : I'd like to know if DJGPP is better/superior to Watcom C, and if you think
>> : it is why?  I'm considering switching but only if it is actually worth it!
>> 
>> : Thanks,
>Well, it's free, so you've got nothing to lose!
>Try it, you'll see! :)

Although DJGPP is an excellent compiler choice, I must point out that
the argument "it's free, so you've got nothing to lose!" is valid only
to the extent that you don't lose MONEY up front.

DJ should charge $1000US per copy for a commercial version of DJGPP
(could be identical to the net version).  This way, DJ could attract
the "we don't use freeware" crowd to DJGPP, get some extra R&D fund,
and boost the DJGPP community's image from "hackers" to "serious
hackers + commercial".

Now, THAT, is a truly "you can't lose" proposition.

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Weiqi Gao
weiqigao AT crl DOT com

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