C compilers for Linux 'n friends

[GNU_man]

Appearantly Intel make a C++ compiler for Linux that is free for non-commercial use! I am going to check it out ...

[eatinglemur]

[quote="GNU_man"]

When you say "and friends" do you mean other Unix like operating
systems ?

Yup, you know BSD, Linux, Solaris etc.. i'm just reading up on it now, thanks!

BSD and Solaris are a bit more than merely "unix like."

[GNU_man]

BSD and Solaris are a bit more than merely "unix like."

When i say UNIX like, i just mean clones of "the" AT&T UNIX that they are always acusing people of stealing source code from. Hence "GNU's _not_ UNIX" makes it clear that it's not a copyright infringment.

But, If GNU is not UNIX then what is it? Well... it pretty much _is_ UNIX!

If you think i'm wrong, here is my logic for saying so: Would you also say that FreeDOS is not DOS or PC-DOS is not DOS, because they don't contain any source code from MS-DOS? Sure it's DOS! It's a clone of MS-DOS clone.

I know that BSD & Linux are not byte-for-byte binary compatible, but there is no need to split hairs over closeness to true UNIX.

[eatinglemur]

Well, the idea is that BSD and Solaris true UNIX derivatives where as the GNU project bears no relation to the other systems. Not meaning to split hairs, but I was under the impression that you could legally call BSD "UNIX". I'm not familiar with all the mumbo jumbo over there with the open group.