Re: Installation problem in Debian 7: gnatcoll-gpl-2013-src

["Dmitry A. Kazakov" <mailbox@dmitry-kazakov.de>]

On Sun, 30 Jun 2013 12:44:38 -0700 (PDT), Multiplayer1080 wrote:

> Dimitry, I can ask you a question?? Do you keep these updated packages
> without help or with friends?

Yes, but proposals, contributions, bug reports are welcome.

Regarding the DB the common approach to use it is IMO flawed. I have got
lengthy discussions on it, but the core issue is this. Ada's approach to
software design is that you say what you want and the language implements
that for you. In short it is high-level and abstract, which makes Ada
software portable, safe, maintainable etc. In the case of DB, people do
just the opposite. They strive to adapt the program to a concrete DBMS and
DB for whatever, usually wrong, reasons. It might be understandable if the
DB were given. But in most cases it is not so.

> Do you do this for a company that sells libraries or passion?

The license is GM GPL, so it is free, more free than pure GPL.

But, yes, the library is used in commercial products.

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Regards,
Dmitry A. Kazakov
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