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From: jls@netcom.COM (Jim Showalter)
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Subject: Re: Free Optimizing Ada Compiler
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>	Such a compiler could be given to universities to encourage them
>to teach Ada (many are already using the FSF C and C++ compilers), without
>draining their limited budgets. Also it would encourage other members of
>the FSF community to develop Ada tools that work with the compiler.

If Ada is to succeed in the commercial sector, we HAVE to get a free,
high-quality Ada compiler on every UNIX box in every college/university
in the world: this is basically why C is such a success, and it seems
we could learn by example. I've had e-mail discussions with several
professors who would happily use Ada to teach software engineering principles
if they could just get their hands on it.

Last time I checked, big dollar figures were still being spent on ALS-N
for no reason anybody has ever been able to explain to me. Perhaps this
could be cancelled and the money redirected?...