Xref: utzoo comp.lang.objective-c:293 comp.sys.next:18606 Newsgroups: comp.lang.objective-c,comp.sys.next Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!sarah!newserve!carol!rogers From: rogers@carol.math.binghamton.edu (John Rogers) Subject: Re: health of Stepstone and ObjC Message-ID: <1991Jun7.025751.13132@newserve.cc.binghamton.edu> Summary: Is GNU Objective C compiler available? Keywords: GNU, compiler, ftp Sender: usenet@newserve.cc.binghamton.edu (Mr News) Nntp-Posting-Host: math-gw.cc.binghamton.edu Organization: The Blue Wizard's Lab at SUNY-Binghamton References: <1991May23.031433.11017@netcom.COM> <1991May23.075820.983@agate.berkeley.edu> <1991May31.065729.26949@csun.edu> Date: Fri, 7 Jun 1991 02:57:51 GMT In article <1991May31.065729.26949@csun.edu> mrs@ms.secs.csun.edu (Mike Stump) writes: >In article <1991May23.075820.983@agate.berkeley.edu> izumi@mindseye.berkeley.edu (Izumi Ohzawa) writes: >>In article <1991May23.031433.11017@netcom.COM> >> rkitts@netcom.COM (Rick Kitts) writes: >>>In article <2058@camex.COM> geoff@circus.camex.com (Geoffrey Knauth) writes: > >>>> I've been hearing ugly rumors that [...] Stepstone [...] >>>> [is] in trouble. Someone please tell me this is disinformation. >>> >>> I spoke with the president of Stepstone today regarding Stepstones >>> financial situation. I was told by the person who answered the >>> phone (not the pres) that SS was undergoing a ``reorganization'' >>> and that ``very(?) few employees were left.''. [...] >> >> I am a bit confused. >> >> How critical is Stepstone's continued operation to NeXT and NeXT >> users? >> >> What part of NeXT software is directly dependent on Stepstone? >> >> I am confused because I thought Objective-C compiler technology >> is now/soon part of GNU compiler, which is free. > >I love free market economies. Simply put, Stepstone was pulling in to >much money, not really providing the bang for the buck. NeXT knew >this (or found it out) decided to cut cost, knew they could do better >than to continue to give any more money to Stepstone. So they extened >the GNU compiler (for which they don't have to give a red cent to >anyone if they don't want to), and came up with a more cost effective >solution for their needs. They relied on Stepstone in the past, now >they are ``free'' (pardon the pun). So, is there any public (electronic) access to that compiler (e.g. ftp sites, postings to appropriate comp.sources.whatever, etc.)? I would appreciate the response very much. Thanks, netters! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ /// | The Blue Wizard (John Rogers) /// Only Amiga | rogers@marge.math.binghamton.edu \\\ /// gives you a | (Don't toucha my wand or I will breaka ya!) \\\/// creative edge | #include \XX/ | cat flames >/dev/null ------------------------------------------------------------------------------