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Subject: Re: [9fans] Re: configure misery
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From: "Russ Cox" <rsc@swtch.com>
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Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2003 17:47:43 -0500
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> I agree with you on all other counts, but to be fair to Theo, he
> wanted the compilers because they were fast, not because they weren't
> GNU:

Yes but even though they are fast, he wouldn't take them if they were GNU.
I'm not motivated enough to check whether he ever said this to 9fans, but
he certainly said it to me.