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-Thread: 103376,a0be06fbc0dd71f1 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public,usenet X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII Path: g2news1.google.com!news3.google.com!feeder1-2.proxad.net!proxad.net!feeder1-1.proxad.net!club-internet.fr!feedme-small.clubint.net!fdn.fr!freenix!news.wanadoo.fr!news.wanadoo.fr!not-for-mail Message-ID: <47775D59.3070002@obry.net> Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2007 09:56:57 +0100 From: Pascal Obry Organization: Home - http://www.obry.net User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.9 (Windows/20071031) MIME-Version: 1.0 Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada To: Phaedrus Subject: Re: The future of Ada is at risk References: <20071229040639.f753f982.coolzone@it.dk> <13nek962cd55t08@corp.supernews.com> In-Reply-To: <13nek962cd55t08@corp.supernews.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit NNTP-Posting-Date: 30 Dec 2007 09:57:00 CET NNTP-Posting-Host: 90.22.3.210 X-Trace: 1199005020 news.orange.fr 907 90.22.3.210:2837 X-Complaints-To: abuse@orange.fr Xref: g2news1.google.com comp.lang.ada:19076 Date: 2007-12-30T09:57:00+01:00 List-Id: Phaedrus a �crit : > Just a few things will have to change before it's worth-while. You're > right, only one real compiler exists and it's horribly expensive for > commercial work. (Isn't it interesting that they claim to only charge for > "support", but then force anyone who uses the free compiler to release their > developed software for free? *sigh*) Along that line, a lot of current Ada > packages have been infected with the dreaded GPL-itis. That make them > unusable for commercial stuff, too. But mostly I think that it's the nature > of the mindset behind a lot of packages that would need to change. Getting > those 50 - 60Hz updates isn't easy! Sorry but this is full non-sense. You oppose GPL and commercial but it is just ok to have a commercial GPL software. Pascal. -- --|------------------------------------------------------ --| Pascal Obry Team-Ada Member --| 45, rue Gabriel Peri - 78114 Magny Les Hameaux FRANCE --|------------------------------------------------------ --| http://www.obry.net --| "The best way to travel is by means of imagination" --| --| gpg --keyserver wwwkeys.pgp.net --recv-key C1082595