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From: Jacob Sparre Andersen <sparre@nbi.dk>
Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada
Subject: Re: Ada compiler overview?
Date: Sun, 19 Aug 2001 11:07:46 +0200
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Randy:

> Jacob Sparre Andersen wrote in message <3B7BB3FA.784E1910@nbi.dk>...
> >Several places on my web site, I refer to:
> >
> >   http://www.adaic.org/docs/flyers/comp-tool.html
> >
> >for an overview over which Ada compilers are available and -
> >at least in theory - where to download the ones that can be
> >downloaded for free.
> >
> >But some @#$%^&* has removed that page from the Ada IC web
> >site. Does anybody maintain something equivalent? Where?
> 
> As one of the @#$%^&* in charge of the redesign and freshening of
> adaic.org, I will plead guilty to the charge of moving the file. We
> originally had hoped to keep people's bookmarks and links intact, but
> the old site had just gotten overrun by cruft. (There is over 1.1
> Gigabytes of files on the original adaic.org site). We finally decided
> to basically start over.

I know the problem. :-(

Would it be possible for the 404 page to include a link to
the relevant document on "archive.adaic.com", if it exists?
It would make life somewhat easier for people using the dead
links.

> Most old files are available on the archive site (archive.adaic.com) in
> their original positions. However, we are eliminating old files from the
> archive if they are updated and placed on the new site. (Else, we'll
> just increase the amount of cruft, and people will be linking to
> obsolete material.)

Have you considered using the HTTP "moved permanently"
response for these files?

> >I couldn't find a link to "www.gnuada.org" there. :-(
> 
> Never heard of it. The only information we have about GNAT comes from
> ACT. If someone would like to volunteer to update the old information on
> GNAT, I'd love to hear from them.

"www.gnuada.org" hosts volunteer efforts to port/package
GNAT to Linux, DOS, SCO and NetBSD.

> The mailing address is on the home page, and is webmaster@adaic.org. It
> would be a good idea to make that more obvious.

It would at least keep me from yelling out complaints on
Usenet. :-)

Jacob
-- 
"Human beings just can't not communicate."