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,LOTS_OF_MONEY 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: 2003-10-15 05:42:22 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!headwall.stanford.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: <3F8D40A9.8070002@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> <3F8C4B22.1030306@noplace.com> <3F8D3D26.4050101@noplace.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2003 12:42:21 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 209.165.3.96 X-Complaints-To: abuse@earthlink.net X-Trace: newsread2.news.atl.earthlink.net 1066221741 209.165.3.96 (Wed, 15 Oct 2003 08:42:21 EDT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2003 08:42:21 EDT Organization: EarthLink Inc. -- http://www.EarthLink.net Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:890 Date: 2003-10-15T12:42:21+00:00 List-Id: BTW: This is a fine example of why Ada would be better off if it had a more mainstream following and a large market share. If Ada were 30% of all software development, the vendors would look at a "paltry" $10 to $20 million in R&D money and not bat an eyelash. You'd have a full-up library of professional quality within 6 months and it would get continuing support and growth for years. With only a tiny niche (And one who's loyalty may at times be questionable - e.g. the DoD) your average vendor would likely want to look really carefully at even a fraction of that sum before expending it on any given R&D project. MDC Marin David Condic wrote: > Ada research. Or perhaps find some university support. One way or > another, I think it would take a small handful of salaries to oversee > the endeavor long enough to get something working in place. How to do > that? I don't know, but it would take some level of act-of-will on the > part of the vendors. > -- ====================================================================== 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 ======================================================================