[Info-vax] Key LLVM developer resigns

Arne Vajhøj arne at vajhoej.dk
Sat May 5 08:14:46 EDT 2018


On 5/5/2018 8:06 AM, MG wrote:
> Op 5-mei-2018 om 00:52 schreef Arne Vajhøj:
>> I would not worry about that.
> 
> How do you mean?  What happened was no problem at
> all, in other words, or how should I interpret this?

I don't think it significantly will hurt LLVM project.

>> Because as you say then LLVM is important for many.
>>
>> Including Apple that have tons of money.
>>
>> With that much money available, then the project will not be
>> allowed to suffer.
> 
> Last time I checked, these corporations generally
> prefer to hang onto it and not spend it when they
> don't need to

That is true.

>                   and especially not when there's no
> real good reason for it...

But Apple do have good reasons to keep LLVM alive - they
rely on it.

> Also, if money wasn't an issue (as you seem to be
> suggesting), then they could have easily developed
> something like this in-house, except they didn't.

They could have.

But why would they.

Always nice to have more on board.

Arne





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