Is it okay if I use proprietary software to make free software?

It is... fine... but you're locking yourself in and will eventually end up in trouble.

But you should evaluate why you make these choices, not just follow fanatism.

>>61422974
>What am I in for when using Windows and Visual Studio?
Shit.
Just use gcc/g++ and gdb, you mongoloid nigger cunt

>>61422974
TRAIITOOR
KYS
FAGGOT MORRON

MSVC is an awful compiler, avoid it at all costs.

>>61422974
Visual Studio IntelliSense is very comfy but I only program C# there.

>>61422974
Develop and test with visual studio.
Deploy with gcc(mingw, cygwin, whatever).
It's the best of both worlds but you may get a few problems by switching compiler.

>>61422974
didn't vs inject malware into the code?

>>61422974
I've found VS Code with the right plugins to be a really good IDE.

>>61423314
yes, see:
https://www.reddit.com/r/cpp/comments/4ibauu/visual_studio_adding_telemetry_function_calls_to/

They are not to be trusted

>>61422974
of course its not you idiot if you want to follow 100% FSF of course, anyway my installation is 100% FSF and games are only proprietary, im running those games sandboxed with chroot and wine.

> The Free Software Foundation follows the rule that we cannot install any proprietary program on our computers except temporarily for the specific purpose of writing a free replacement for that very program. Aside from that, we feel there is no possible excuse for installing a proprietary program.

https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/categories.en.html

>>61423694
>b-but im writting replacement for games

>>61422974
As long as the software can be built and run without proprietary software it makes no difference