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Parallel compiler maker Cilk Arts bought by Intel (cilk.com)
3 points by blasdel on Aug 5, 2009 | hide | past | favorite | 2 comments


This should finally put an end to their licensing wankery (which has been toned down several times): http://www.cilk.com/multicore-blog/bid/7191/The-Case-for-a-N...


Yes, but Intel may "fix" the license by just making it proprietary like most of their other development tools. IMO the worst part about the Cilk++ license is that I just don't understand it. (I suppose if I actually used Cilk++ I could ask them for a clarification.)

Sometimes I think it's too bad that the Open Source Definition pretty much marginalized any innovation in open source licensing; OTOH most licensing "innovation" is evil anyway.




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