[cfarm-users] Is there a list of funny C compilers?

[Jacob Bachmeyer]

On 4/28/25 03:26, Martin Guy via cfarm-users wrote:
> On 28/04/25 04:25, Jacob Bachmeyer via cfarm-users wrote:
>> So then we run down the details according to 
>> <URL:https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-violation.html>:
>>
>>   * the precise name of the product
>>   * the name of the person or organization distributing it
>>   * email addresses, postal addresses and phone numbers for how to
>>     contact the distributor(s)
>>   * the exact name of the package whose license is violated
>>   * how the license was violated
>>
>> You have the first two of those; I believe Martin Guy found at least 
>> some email addresses; our discussion seems to indicate that we are 
>> looking at GPL violations on both GCC and GNU binutils; and of 
>> course, the sources are completely missing.
>>
>> The FSF collects reports at: license-violation at gnu.org
>>
>
> Not even a COPYING file, just binary blobs of GCC and LLVM
>
> It could do bitcoin mining for all we know
>
Fun... not only is the source completely missing but there is also no 
copy of the license in the distribution.  So that makes two violations 
off the checklist.

> business@ and hr@ are given at the bottom of spacemit.com
>
> and there is phone number too. I didn't find an address but
>
> as they are a (big!) registered company it must be findable.
>
> In their Privacy Policy it says; "If you have any questions,
>
> comments, suggestions or complaints about our policies
>
> and the handling of your personal information,
>
> please send an email to [*business at spacemit.com*] [...]
>
> and we will reply within 14 days" so I guess that's the one.
>
>
> Who wants to be the first to make an enemy of spacemit, or
>
> shall we send a circularly-signed letter from the compile farm users?
>
I suggest handing the matter off to the FSF; they promise to start with 
a nice letter and escalate from there if needed.

I would have quietly sent it to license-violation at gnu.org but I did not 
want the FSF to get a big stack of reports if others had the same idea 
to quietly send it and it looks like the point-of-contact if FSF needs 
more information may need to be someone who can read Chinese.

Or should the report to the FSF be a circularly-signed letter from the 
compile farm users? (i.e. Reply-To: cfarm-users)

> Golly, love and do what you want, but don't ever upset the cfarm-users!
>
😂


-- Jacob
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