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GCC SC approves inclusion of Algol 68 Front End

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Algol 68 Front End

The GCC Steering Committee has agreed to include the Algol 68 Front End in trunk designated as experimental with stipulations: 1. Algol 68 is not part of all languages built by default. 2. Algol 68 is not part of the GCC release criteria. 3. All GCC developers who are not responsible for the Algol 68 Front End may decline to work on issues related to the Algol 68 Front End. 4. If the Algol 68 Front End bit rots or is not maintained, it will be removed. To permit Algol 68 development to continue, Jose E. Marchesi is appointed as Algol 68 front end maintainer. If maintaining a Front End outside of trunk is difficult, the Algol 68 developers are invited to propose concrete changes to make it easier to maintain front ends in a branch of the GCC repository outside of trunk. Happy Hacking! David