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,e9979e647d5c5aa6
X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public,usenet
X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit
Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada
Subject: Re: When will 2007 standard be available in gcc-ada?
References: <2587668.pMhxVsLHlr@linux1.krischik.com>
 <7531be2694655d13281ae3aa8b97fbd7@pseudo.borked.net>
 <f36uub$l55$1@newsserver.cilea.it>
From: Markus E Leypold
 <development-2006-8ecbb5cc8aREMOVETHIS@ANDTHATm-e-leypold.de>
Organization: N/A
Date: Fri, 25 May 2007 18:57:07 +0200
Message-ID: <0lejl47sf0.fsf@hod.lan.m-e-leypold.de>
User-Agent: Some cool user agent (SCUG)
Cancel-Lock: sha1:c825KwYoe5TZW508sNoISoo4Ro8=
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
NNTP-Posting-Host: 88.72.200.17
X-Trace: news.arcor-ip.de 1180111686 88.72.200.17 (25 May 2007 18:48:06 +0200)
X-Complaints-To: abuse@arcor-ip.de
Path: 
 g2news1.google.com!news4.google.com!proxad.net!proxad.net!feeder1-1.proxad.net!club-internet.fr!feedme-small.clubint.net!news.unit0.net!newsfeed.arcor-ip.de!news.arcor-ip.de!not-for-mail
Xref: g2news1.google.com comp.lang.ada:15942
Date: 2007-05-25T18:57:07+02:00
List-Id: <comp.lang.ada>


> In news:7531be2694655d13281ae3aa8b97fbd7@pseudo.borked.net timestamped
> Thu, 24 May 2007 16:00:34 -0600 (MDT), Borked Pseudo Mailed
> <nobody@pseudo.borked.net> posted:
>      "thanks Martin. I suppose we can't complain too much as we're getting a
>      free ride but it would be very nice indeed if some reputable firms would
>      make hobbyist and small operation licenses affordable. They shouldn't be
>      stripped versions of what the big operations get, they should be the same
>      fully featured versions with different licensing terms. Anyway that's my
>      thought on the topic."
>
> Meridian Software (no longer in business); RR Software; and Aonix have
> provided cheap Ada compilers for years in addition to their expensive
> compilers, but greedy people used gratis GNAT.

That must be the same greedy uglies that are using free BSD, gratis
Linux, cost-nothing Gcc, always-for-nothing Apache and doesn't-cost
emacs. Not to forget Xfree86 (even the name!).

Hm.

Some people don't get the idea behind community supported software
(AdaCore also doesn't, but that is a different story, just not to
forget to mention my pet peeve here and again).

-- Markus