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If that really were the case, why did Chris Lattner try to give clang/llvm over to the FSF and merge it into gcc? Which failed only apparently due to Stallman not noticing the emails. After which Apple started pushing clang/llvm as in a way, they were shunned by gcc.

The rest of your comment is... way too political towards gpl.

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Chris Lattner suggested it back when gcc was first working on LTO, and clang didn't exist. 2004 or 2005-ish, IIRC. Back then, he was still working at UIUC.

Apple pushed clang as a competitor to gcc much later, closer to 2010-ish.

I'm curious then how the email from Chris in 2005 comes from his apple.com email address?

https://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc/2005-11/msg00888.html

Doesn't seem to add up with your proposed timeline. Care to explain?

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