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=-1.3 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,INVALID_MSGID autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,e60fe41dcabc5f5d X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public From: jcn@swl.msd.ray.com (John Norcross {83602}) Subject: Re: GNAT 3.03 for OS/2 Date: 1996/03/27 Message-ID: <4jbduo$1pi@swlpqf.msd.ray.com>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 144636271 references: <4iufbc$cj9@twonky.btv.ibm.com> <4j6756$knt@twonky.btv.ibm.com> <4j8t6p$ae2@usenet.srv.cis.pitt.edu> <4j948j$jk7@twonky.btv.ibm.com> newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Date: 1996-03-27T00:00:00+00:00 List-Id: pontius@twonky.btv.ibm.com (Dale Pontius) writes: >In article <4j8t6p$ae2@usenet.srv.cis.pitt.edu>, tojst1+@pitt.edu (Tore Joergensen) writes: >> >> I am happy for the free compiler I get. I would not be suprised if the number >> of paying customers are below ten (I wouldn't even be suprised if it is zero). >> It is quite obvious that the OS/2 port require more fiddling than Unix ports >> (even emx can't change that). >> >Up until now, I've been quite happy, too. I've had a little off-line >discussion with Bob Dewar on this, and the picture is not quite what >we had thought. Without his OK, I won't release the number of paying >OS/2 users of GNAT, but suffice it to say that GNAT gets OS/2 ports >largely out of Mr. Dewar's own personal interest. This is not meant >to accuse him of 'being fickle', or anything else, but circumstances >do change, and his personal interest may not be sufficient to keep >OS/2 revisions of GNAT coming in the long term. >Therefore, if folks are really interested in OS/2 GNAT, we should get >either Paying Customers, or someone willing to assist with the OS/2 >porting effort. Some of the GNAT ports are currently maintained by >volunteers, so there is precedent for this. >As for myself, I've found no problems so far with GNAT. All of my >problems have been learning the language with Lovelace, examples, >and an old pre-95 copy of Grady Booch. Still, at the appropriate >time, I plan to look into becoming a Paying Customer, if possible. >Also, Three Cheers to Mr. Dewar for keeping us running so far! >Dale Pontius >(NOT speaking for IBM) O.K. Robert, Get your ACT together (apologies for the pun) and offer a "Friend's of OS/2" support license for GNAT. Charge $25 per student/hobbyist/home user and give us a bottom of the barrel support services - (Response to problems guaranteed within 504 hours :) :) I realize that this won't generate much capital, but at least it might keep the porting effort for an OS/2 version funded. Who knows, you might be surprised at how many OS/2 supporters/users there are out here! I for one would be happy to sign up. (At $1200 a seat, you won't find very many takers on the home front!) Both Ada's and OS/2's popularity seem to be gaining mind share. I realize you are a big fan of OS/2 - why not consider this sugestion and help promote GNAT's continued health on OS/2? Ada's got a date with Merlin on my system this summer :) Regards, John Norcross (Not speaking for Raytheon) ;)