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,c6c96fe0302f04f X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-08-16 08:27:55 PST From: "Juha Valimaki" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada References: <3d5cc9ef.4511216@news.demon.co.uk> Subject: Re: POLL: Would you use Ada more if... Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2002 18:27:39 +0300 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 Message-ID: <3d5d1a06$1_9@news.newsgroups.com> X-Authenticated-User: jpvalim X-Comments: This message was posted through Newsfeeds.com X-Comments2: IMPORTANT: Newsfeeds.com does not condone, nor support, spam or any illegal or copyrighted postings. X-Comments3: IMPORTANT: Under NO circumstances will postings containing illegal or copyrighted material through this service be tolerated!! X-Report: Please report illegal or inappropriate use to You may also use our online abuse reporting from: http://www.newsfeeds.com/abuseform.htm X-Path-Stamp: news.newsfeeds.com Organization: Newsfeeds.com http://www.newsfeeds.com 90,000+ UNCENSORED Newsgroups. Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!logbridge.uoregon.edu!news.stealth.net!news.stealth.net!news-out.nuthinbutnews.com!propagator-sterling!news.newsgroups.com!not-for-mail Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:28111 Date: 2002-08-16T18:27:39+03:00 List-Id: "John McCabe" wrote: > Are you aware that ACT are starting to push their GPS product? This > sounds like exactly what is needed (and like what you are suggesting). > I would have loved to have the opportunity to pay, for example, > $150.00 for something like that with tools that would compete with the > standard edition of Visual C++, but I can't see ACT doing that (they > have certainly not shown any interest in the past in that market in my > experience). At the moment there are two ways to use GNAT: pay for support or just use it for free. Using it for free doesn't sound like wise business plan if I am going write a lot of code that depends on the fact GNAT is available on every platform I need. Paying for support is okay if I get more value from the product. If I had 10 developers the situation would be different, but as I am working alone I really have to think if I get best value for my money. I believe there have been other small development teams that have turned to other options because of ACT policy. How many potential Ada users are lost that way nobody knows... It certainly would be great news if ACT started selling some kind of "limited edition" support or something else that would make them (at least some) money, but wouldn't burden too much. Damn, if they sold GNAT CDs for $500 I would buy! (They get money to create a better product, I get to be more certain there will be tools for me in the future also) ObjectAda seems nice product, but it's unfortunately not going to be available on Macs... (not yet!). OS X is kind of a unix, so I think it would be good idea to check if the effort to port really is that big. (Well, they would of course have to support the platform also and it might be bad if there aren't enough users... I can only hope). The reason why I need Mac/Linux/Win/Unix (SGI actually) is that I am developing graphics sw and these days Linux and Mac are gaining very fast users on that market. If I happened to be planning a plugin for an animation package it would quite likely have to be available for all these platforms... ;-) Juha -----------== Posted via Newsfeed.Com - Uncensored Usenet News ==---------- http://www.newsfeed.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----= Over 100,000 Newsgroups - Unlimited Fast Downloads - 19 Servers =-----