<P>Microsoft has released their C++ Compiler as a <A href="http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=272be09d-40bb-49fd-9cb0-4bfa122fa91b&amp;DisplayLang=en">free standalone toolkit</A>.&nbsp;</P> <P>I wonder if this enable free software projects to use Microsoft's compiler to build the Win32 versions of their products.&nbsp; It's a great compiler, and just the fact that it generates debugging and symbols that are compatible with other tools on Windows would make it attractive to use this instead of GCC.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P>Thu, 01 Sep 2005 19:17:07 GMT