Re: POLL: Would you use Ada more if...

["Juha Valimaki" <juha.valimaki@xdsloy.com>]

"Chad R. Meiners" wrote:
> I am confused now.  Why can't you make them an offer for a service you
> require?   The worst they could do is refuse your offer.
>
> -CRM

I did that. The answer was: 5 developer minimum.

I asked for one license custom solution that would include following:
-downloadable binaries for GPS & GNAT Pro
-downloadable documentation
-normal updates as they release new versions
-bug fixes or other workarounds if there are any bugs

and not include the following:
-general Ada/GNAT feature usage support
-Optional add-on items (GTK/Ada,...)

I am not saying the 5 dev license isn't acceptable solution. I am still
comparing other options (C++ / ObjectAda /...) and I started this poll
hoping to get some positive response that would make it more likely some
company (ACT, Aonix, Rational, ...) would produce something more ideal to me
(and I believe for many other Ada users too). So far this thread has caused
mostly noise, which is my fault as I started the thread, but that was a risk
I had to take if I wanted to talk (Ada related) business issues on cla. No
one is right or wrong about business issues (,so everyone has an opinion)
and only a few companies are actually in position where they can change
their target user group. These companies will decide if Ada will be used in
embedded/high reliability application only or if it will see more use in
general computing.

Juha





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