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From: kilgallen@eisner.decus.org (Larry Kilgallen)
Subject: Re: Wanted: Ada STL.  Reward: Ada's Future
Date: 1999/02/04
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In article <79cc3q$mms$1@remarQ.com>, "Pat Rogers" <progers@NOclasswideSPAM.com> writes:

> Why not have the Ada community "standardize" on the the free Ada 95
> Booch Components?  Specifically, expanding them after the core from
> the C++ version is completed?

Because the variety of meanings of the word "free" covers some things
that cannot be included in commercial software.  At some point it is
easier to reinvent the wheel than to spend life pretending to be a
lawyer.

Larry Kilgallen