Gold is a new linker, written from scratch. It really only has one new feature compared to the current GNU linker: it's much faster. I've measured it as five times faster linking large C++ applications. Since for most programmers the linker is nothing more than a roadblock between writing code and running the program, I figure that speed and correctness are the only really important features of any linker. LICENSE: GPL3 or later WWW: http://google-opensource.blogspot.com/2008/04/gold-google-releases-new-and-improved.html