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0 pointseikenberry1y ago0 comments

If they don't that is something new. Do you know when that started (or rather, stopped)?

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This stopped a long time ago. Many older GNU projects still have them, but newer ones are not required to have them. Some have even made their usage optional.

An example of a project making it optional is GCC itself: https://gcc.gnu.org/pipermail/gcc/2021-June/236182.html

eikenberryOP1y ago

That's great news! I've always been a big supporter of the FSF and that they stopped this toxic practice it awesome!

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Conan_Kudo1y ago

This stopped a long time ago. Many older GNU projects still have them, but newer ones are not required to have them. Some have even made their usage optional.

An example of a project making it optional is GCC itself: https://gcc.gnu.org/pipermail/gcc/2021-June/236182.html

eikenberryOP1y ago

That's great news! I've always been a big supporter of the FSF and that they stopped this toxic practice it awesome!

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