If that really were the case, why did Chris Lattner try to give clang/llvm over to the FSF and merge it into gcc? Which failed only apparently due to Stallman not noticing the emails. After which Apple started pushing clang/llvm as in a way, they were shunned by gcc.
The rest of your comment is... way too political towards gpl.
Chris Lattner suggested it back when gcc was first working on LTO, and clang didn't exist. 2004 or 2005-ish, IIRC. Back then, he was still working at UIUC.
Apple pushed clang as a competitor to gcc much later, closer to 2010-ish.
jcranmer|6 years ago
Apple pushed clang as a competitor to gcc much later, closer to 2010-ish.
mitchty|6 years ago
https://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc/2005-11/msg00888.html
Doesn't seem to add up with your proposed timeline. Care to explain?