From: Dennison <dennison@iag.net>
Subject: Re: Dec Ditching Ada?
Date: 1996/09/07
Date: 1996-09-07T00:00:00+00:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <3231CA5D.67B1@iag.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 50qkqh$f1o@news.nyu.edu
Richard Kenner wrote:
>
> My dictionary defines "commercial" as "of or relating to commerce".
>
> Since there exists a company whose sole business relates to GNAT, it's
> very hard to see how it could not be viewed as "relating to commerce".
That's a good argument for calling ACT commercial. GNAT itself, not being
owned by anyone and being freely available, would not seem to fit the
definition.
There are lots of companies that will come mow my grass for me for a fee.
That doesn't make my lawn a farm. :-)
(Wait! I'm not finished zipping up the asbestos sui...AIEEEEE!!)
--
T.E.D.
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Thread overview: 38+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
1996-08-22 0:00 Dec Ditching Ada? Charlie Cole
1996-08-22 0:00 ` Howard W. LUDWIG
1996-08-25 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1996-08-22 0:00 ` Brian & Karen Bell
1996-08-22 0:00 ` James Squire
1996-08-24 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1996-08-26 0:00 ` James Squire
1996-09-04 0:00 ` Uri Raz
1996-09-05 0:00 ` Larry Kilgallen
1996-09-05 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1996-09-06 0:00 ` Larry Kilgallen
1996-09-06 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1996-09-07 0:00 ` Use of the term "commercial" (was "Dec Ditching Ada?") Larry Kilgallen
1996-09-07 0:00 ` Dec Ditching Ada? Richard Kenner
1996-09-07 0:00 ` Dennison [this message]
1996-09-07 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1996-09-07 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1996-09-10 0:00 ` Uri Raz
1996-09-11 0:00 ` Larry Kilgallen
1996-09-12 0:00 ` Jon S Anthony
1996-09-16 0:00 ` Charlie McCutcheon
1996-09-17 0:00 ` Larry Kilgallen
1996-09-10 0:00 ` Chris Morgan
1996-09-11 0:00 ` Chris Morgan
1996-09-12 0:00 ` Richard Kenner
1996-09-12 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1996-09-05 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1996-08-22 0:00 ` Larry Kilgallen
1996-08-23 0:00 ` Douglas Rupp
1996-08-24 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1996-08-23 0:00 ` Charlie McCutcheon
1996-08-23 0:00 ` Klaus Wyss
1996-08-23 0:00 ` Charlie McCutcheon
1996-08-25 0:00 ` Brendan Boulter
-- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
1996-08-23 0:00 Alain Graziani
1996-08-25 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1996-08-26 0:00 ` Ken Garlington
1996-08-27 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
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