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=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,88ed72d98e6b3457 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2003-10-14 12:14:46 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news2.google.com!news.maxwell.syr.edu!newshub.sdsu.edu!elnk-nf2-pas!newsfeed.earthlink.net!stamper.news.pas.earthlink.net!stamper.news.atl.earthlink.net!newsread2.news.atl.earthlink.net.POSTED!not-for-mail Message-ID: <3F8C4B22.1030306@noplace.com> From: Marin David Condic User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.0.1) Gecko/20020823 Netscape/7.0 (OEM-HPQ-PRS1C03) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Standard Library Interest? References: <3F7F760E.2020901@comcast.net> <3F8035B0.7080902@noplace.com> <3F816A35.4030108@noplace.com> <3F81FBEC.9010103@noplace.com> <6Ingb.30667$541.13861@nwrdny02.gnilink.net> <3F82B4A4.5060301@noplace.com> <3F82F527.3020101@noplace.com> <3F836447.1000800@noplace.com> <8746564.sTh3EHsOBI@linux1.krischik.com> <3F8637C8.3020201@noplace.com> <3F880E88.4070605@noplace.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2003 19:14:45 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 209.165.23.145 X-Complaints-To: abuse@earthlink.net X-Trace: newsread2.news.atl.earthlink.net 1066158885 209.165.23.145 (Tue, 14 Oct 2003 15:14:45 EDT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2003 15:14:45 EDT Organization: EarthLink Inc. -- http://www.EarthLink.net Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:850 Date: 2003-10-14T19:14:45+00:00 List-Id: Why? Simple! The more people using Ada, the healthier and more long-lived it will be. The healthier Ada is, the more tools and utilities there will be to support it. A single compiler vendor with a single wealthy client could keep Ada "Alive" - but that doesn't mean that *you* have a compiler or any of the other spiffy things that might go with it. That's why I'd like to see Ada find some segment of the general computing population as its market - a big enough market means more cool stuff for everyone at prices that one might afford. And let's not even bring up "jobs" as another reason - but give that some thought. MDC Stephen Leake wrote: > > Why should I care about this? As long as _I_ get to use Ada, other > people can make their own choices. > -- ====================================================================== Marin David Condic I work for: http://www.belcan.com/ My project is: http://www.jsf.mil/NSFrames.htm Send Replies To: m c o n d i c @ a c m . o r g "All reformers, however strict their social conscience, live in houses just as big as they can pay for." --Logan Pearsall Smith ======================================================================