From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Thread: 103376,f822ae7b0f7433c1 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit Path: g2news2.google.com!news4.google.com!news.glorb.com!newscon02.news.prodigy.net!prodigy.net!newsfeed.cwix.com!news.binc.net!kilgallen From: Kilgallen@SpamCop.net (Larry Kilgallen) Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Translating an embedded C algorithm Date: 25 Jan 2007 22:06:26 -0600 Organization: LJK Software Message-ID: <$yi9CrQKN2nA@eisner.encompasserve.org> References: NNTP-Posting-Host: eisner.encompasserve.org X-Trace: grandcanyon.binc.net 1169784310 15082 192.135.80.34 (26 Jan 2007 04:05:10 GMT) X-Complaints-To: abuse@binc.net NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 04:05:10 +0000 (UTC) Xref: g2news2.google.com comp.lang.ada:8580 Date: 2007-01-25T22:06:26-06:00 List-Id: In article , Markus E Leypold writes: > > Hi Larry, > > Kilgallen@SpamCop.net (Larry Kilgallen) writes: >> >>> So probably Sofcheck is really able to provide that Ada-to-C compiler for a >>> determined customer, who is willing to pay enough for that. But this is not >>> the case for absolute majority of embedded software developers. >> >> Because they are not determined, or because they want it free ? > > The spectre of free software raises its ugly head ... > > I'd expect that there is some middle ground between wanting everything > for free and paying any every price. I don't know what is meant by "any every" price, but the Sofcheck pricing seemed fair to me. > So yes: Ada is available via the SofCheck compilers or others for more > target than most people think. Still the entry costs into the first > Ada project might be prohibitive. Certainly there are some projects that are undercapitalized. And they are the rightful prey of lowest-common-denominator languages.