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: 2003-11-03 04:36:50 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news2.google.com!news.maxwell.syr.edu!elnk-pas-nf1!newsfeed.earthlink.net!stamper.news.pas.earthlink.net!stamper.news.atl.earthlink.net!newsread2.news.atl.earthlink.net.POSTED!d9c68f36!not-for-mail Message-ID: <3FA64BBC.8080009@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> <3FA5880E.5020104@noplace.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Mon, 03 Nov 2003 12:36:49 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 165.247.65.133 X-Complaints-To: abuse@earthlink.net X-Trace: newsread2.news.atl.earthlink.net 1067863009 165.247.65.133 (Mon, 03 Nov 2003 07:36:49 EST) NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 03 Nov 2003 07:36:49 EST Organization: EarthLink Inc. -- http://www.EarthLink.net Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:1965 Date: 2003-11-03T12:36:49+00:00 List-Id: One way to do it is to organize it in some way as a business venture. As I've said, I think the level of work needed to get something beyond trivial and of high quality is going to take more effort that will end up being done by a few hobbyists on a part time level. It has to end up funded in some way so that some small number of staff can devote the time needed to it to get it done *right*. Ultimately, its got to generate revenue in some form even if it was being distributed through the vendors because they aren't a charity either. Persuant to any business venture, it is absolutely critical to do some market analysis to find out if there is sufficient interest in the proposed product to make it worth the risk of doing the development, etc. So inquiring around with users as to what they would want *AND* would they be willing to pay to get it, would be a good idea. MDC Robert I. Eachus wrote: > > > I think that in one sense asking the Ada compiler vendors is necessary. > But in another it is irrelevant. If we know what users want and > provide it, the compiler vendors will be asked by THEIR customers to > provide and support it. If the end users don't want it, won't use it, > or can't use it, then this whole effort is a waste of time. > -- ====================================================================== Marin David Condic I work for: http://www.belcan.com/ My project is: http://www.jsf.mil/NSFrames.htm Send Replies To: m o d c @ a m o g c n i c . r "So if I understand 'The Matrix Reloaded' correctly, the Matrix is basically a Microsoft operating system - it runs for a while and then crashes and reboots. By design, no less. Neo is just a memory leak that's too hard to fix, so they left him in... The users don't complain because they're packed in slush and kept sedated" -- Marin D. Condic ======================================================================