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=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 Path: eternal-september.org!reader01.eternal-september.org!reader02.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!mx02.eternal-september.org!feeder.eternal-september.org!news.albasani.net!weretis.net!feeder1.news.weretis.net!newsfeed.CARNet.hr!news.metronet.hr!news1.t-com.hr!newsVIP.hr!not-for-mail From: Gour Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: community-based compiler Date: Sat, 15 Nov 2014 09:08:42 +0100 Organization: VIP-NET Message-ID: <20141115090842.20da7869@atmarama.ddns.net> References: <084b1934-9641-425e-85ec-293e0334413e@googlegroups.com> <86bf69c8-eb08-4696-b6c9-3784f5c42213@googlegroups.com> <87389olqie.fsf@ixod.org> <3516753b-5304-408d-99c8-67f544fdc185@googlegroups.com> <20141114085046.4cb00404@atmarama.ddns.net> <1315933065437669370.358664laguest-archeia.com@nntp.aioe.org> NNTP-Posting-Host: 109.227.35.115 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: sopnews1.vipnet.hr 1416038922 15013 109.227.35.115 (15 Nov 2014 08:08:42 GMT) X-Complaints-To: abuse@vip.hr NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 15 Nov 2014 08:08:42 +0000 (UTC) X-Newsreader: Claws Mail 3.11.1 (GTK+ 2.24.25; x86_64-pc-linux-gnu) Xref: news.eternal-september.org comp.lang.ada:23351 Date: 2014-11-15T09:08:42+01:00 List-Id: On Fri, 14 Nov 2014 16:40:39 -0600 "Randy Brukardt" wrote: > Why do you say that? It's something I've thought about; I'd certainly > do it if I decided to stop selling it. I don't think there is any > business reason that it couldn't be open-sourced at this point (that > wouldn't have been true 10 years ago). Well, I'd be glad if you could find business model to do it prior to that. Let me mention notable example here what is possible to achieve: Nim(rod) langauge (http://nim-lang.org/) where its main dev (Andreas) designed nice langauge and wrote, practically single-handedly, without support from any company, MIT-licensed compiler written in Nim(rod) itself and today has 870 star-gazers at Github as well as ~60 contributors. All these, by working on it in his spare time!! (Personally, I'd be happy if he manages to make this work as source of his living as well). With the current state of affairs, it's hard that Ada will penetrate more into open-source market and/or fill application's space as envisioned by David with his Gnoga project. Sincerely, Gour -- As a strong wind sweeps away a boat on the water, even one of the roaming senses on which the mind focuses can carry away a man's intelligence.