[llvm-dev] [RFC] AAP Backend

[Renato Golin via llvm-dev]

On 26 August 2016 at 17:45, Mehdi Amini <mehdi.amini at apple.com> wrote:
> “Major corporation” does not mean size to me, I read it as “having a major involvement in the project”.

Still, you're rejecting new developers because they haven't
contributed much before.

But if their back-end is upstream, than they'll contribute code
upstream for their changes on their back-end.

However, if we don't allow their back-end to be upstream, they won't
contribute to the project.

Looks like a self-defeating argument, and one that still doesn't agree
with the open source philosophy.

Not to mention that it's an argument that is not required by the
policy in any way.


> “the question is about who will use/develop/maintain this backend upstream in LLVM?"

They have answered that question. Ed and Simon will be the active
maintainers. I imagine they have other developers around to help.

I don't see *any* concern here, nor any violation of the policy. Like
the Lanai back-end, the community is the maintainers. LGTM.


> "is there already an open-source community around this backend somewhere?"

This is not a requirement of the policy, nor was a requirement to any
other back-end, so not a valid argument.

If we were to reject changes for not having an open source community
elsewhere, we'd be chopping a very large parts of LLVM off.

cheers,
--renato