[fpc-devel] Russian locale information not compatible with FPC locale variables

[Michael Schnell]

> FPC has chances to become the leader of object pascal native compiler 
> since Delphi was starting to die after Delphi 7. But, instead of 
> taking the lead, FPC let itself and the users down in the name of 
> "compatibility". What a shame! :-P
...
> FPC could lead the object pascal "standard" and make Borland /CodeGear 
> /Embarcadero /whatever follows what FPC had done. Not the other way 
> around. How can FPC become a better compiler than Delphi if FPC 
> doesn't have the gut to be the best?! :(
IMHO, Oxygen is the "leader of object pascal compiler" right now, but 
they don't provide support for native code, so you are right.

-Michael