From: kilgallen@eisner.decus.org (Larry Kilgallen)
Subject: Re: GNAT versions ( was :Ada compiler for PC?)
Date: 1999/04/23
Date: 1999-04-23T00:00:00+00:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <1999Apr23.172908.1@eisner> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 7fqld6$htu$1@nnrp1.dejanews.com
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Organization: LJK Software
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In article <7fqld6$htu$1@nnrp1.dejanews.com>, Robert Dewar <robert_dewar@my-dejanews.com> writes:
> In article <86n1zz43dt.fsf@coulee.tdb.com>,
> Russell Senior <seniorr@teleport.com> wrote:
>
>> It has further been
>> noted that recipients of the `non-public' releases tend
>> not to share them with others, despite their legal right
>> to do so. I am curious to
>> know what goes into their calculus for deciding not to.
>> That is all.
>
> People have many motives for their actions. Just because
> something is legal does not mean it is a good idea to do
> it. Probably in practice, when it comes to wavefronts,
> people realize that the are only useful in the specific
> case where they are necessary to solve a particular
> bug. Note that we do not even make wavefronts available
> to all our customers, we only make them available in
> specific cases if in our judgment it is the only way
> to work around a specific problem.
It seems unlikely that someone with "a specific problem"
would be at a point in their own work cycle where they
have time to get into the software distribution business.
Larry Kilgallen
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Thread overview: 78+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
1999-04-17 0:00 Ada compiler for PC? Michael Feher
1999-04-17 0:00 ` Steven Hovater
1999-04-17 0:00 ` Tom Moran
1999-04-18 0:00 ` Tom Moran
1999-04-20 0:00 ` Larry Kilgallen
1999-04-20 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-04-20 0:00 ` Tom Moran
1999-04-20 0:00 ` GNAT versions ( was :Ada compiler for PC?) SpamSpamSpam
1999-04-21 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-04-21 0:00 ` Glen
1999-04-21 0:00 ` Larry Kilgallen
1999-04-21 0:00 ` root
1999-04-22 0:00 ` dennison
1999-04-22 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-04-22 0:00 ` Glen
1999-04-23 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-04-22 0:00 ` Russell Senior
1999-04-23 0:00 ` Samuel Mize
1999-04-23 0:00 ` Russell Senior
1999-04-23 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-04-23 0:00 ` Larry Kilgallen [this message]
1999-04-23 0:00 ` Samuel Mize
1999-04-25 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-04-24 0:00 ` Russ Allbery
[not found] ` <7fqld6$htu$1@nnrp1.dej <1999Apr23.172908.1@eisner>
1999-04-24 0:00 ` Fergus Henderson
[not found] ` <7frqmj$bg6$1@mulga.cs.mu.oz.au>
1999-04-24 0:00 ` Leslie Mikesell
1999-04-25 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-04-25 0:00 ` Maciej Stachowiak
1999-04-26 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-04-25 0:00 ` Maciej Stachowiak
1999-04-26 0:00 ` Per Bothner
1999-04-27 0:00 ` Stan Shebs
1999-04-27 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-04-27 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-04-27 0:00 ` Matthew Heaney
1999-04-28 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-04-28 0:00 ` David Kastrup
1999-04-28 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-04-29 0:00 ` Per Bothner
1999-04-30 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-05-04 0:00 ` Mike Stump
1999-05-05 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-05-06 0:00 ` Mike Stump
1999-05-06 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-05-06 0:00 ` Andi Kleen
1999-05-06 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-05-07 0:00 ` Mike Stump
1999-05-07 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-05-08 0:00 ` Pascal F. Martin
1999-05-08 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-05-08 0:00 ` bill
1999-05-17 0:00 ` Richard Kenner
1999-05-19 0:00 ` Nick Roberts
1999-04-25 0:00 ` Russ Allbery
1999-04-25 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-04-23 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-04-23 0:00 ` bourguet
1999-04-25 0:00 ` Geoffrey KEATING
1999-04-25 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-04-25 0:00 ` EGCS & GNAT Was (Re: GNAT versions) David Starner
1999-04-26 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-04-26 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-04-26 0:00 ` GNAT versions ( was :Ada compiler for PC?) Geoffrey KEATING
[not found] ` <7fua23$fgh$1@nnrp1 <37234dca.a509d0d9@aasaa.ofe.org>
1999-04-26 0:00 ` EGCS & GNAT Was (Re: GNAT versions) Larry Kilgallen
1999-04-26 0:00 ` GNAT versions ( was :Ada compiler for PC?) bourguet
1999-04-23 0:00 ` Pascal Obry
1999-04-23 0:00 ` dennison
1999-04-23 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-04-24 0:00 ` Christopher Browne
1999-04-24 0:00 ` Ronald Cole
1999-04-21 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-04-18 0:00 ` Ada compiler for PC? Wilhelm Spickermann
[not found] ` <7fua23$fgh$1@nnrp1 <37234dca.a <1999Apr25.201259.1@eisner>
1999-04-25 0:00 ` EGCS & GNAT Was (Re: GNAT versions) Leslie Mikesell
1999-04-26 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-04-26 0:00 ` Larry Kilgallen
1999-04-26 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-05-04 0:00 ` Mike Stump
1999-05-05 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
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