Apparently D is in the middle of adding an ownership system that would not require GC for safety: https://dlang.org/spec/ob.html
The FSF does appear to prefer copyright assignment over DCOs[1], but as of last year GCC contributions only require a DCO[2]. [1] https://www.fsf.org/blogs/licensing/FSF-copyright-handling [2]…
Apparently D is in the middle of adding an ownership system that would not require GC for safety: https://dlang.org/spec/ob.html
The FSF does appear to prefer copyright assignment over DCOs[1], but as of last year GCC contributions only require a DCO[2]. [1] https://www.fsf.org/blogs/licensing/FSF-copyright-handling [2]…