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From: Ludovic Brenta <ludovic@ludovic-brenta.org>
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Subject: Re: Ada is getting more popular!
Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2010 02:47:38 -0700 (PDT)
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Dmitry A. Kazakov wrote on comp.lang.ada:
> They weren't killed, they moved into different business. It is the market
> of compilers which was killed [by the GPL].

I differ.  In the particular case of Ada, I doubt there woult be any
market at all if it weren't for the zero-cost editions of GNAT.  These
attract younger developers and make Ada visible.  Personally, I think
the GPL saved the market of Ada compilers.  Maybe the same effect
could
have been achieved with non-free compilers at low cost (less than 100
EUR) but the competition from other languages with zero-cost compilers
for other languages might have killed the Ada market entirely.

>> As for existing companies offering compilers, =A0you have mentioned
>> RRSoftware, there are more Ada companies, some of them offer
>> compilers at quite the usual prices. You'll have to ask, though.
>
> I doubt that there is a single company which earns anything from selling
> compilers. Those who sell or give compilers for free refund from somewher=
e
> else.
>
> This model (also known from Socialism) is not sustainable, so we are
> observing the number of compilers for all languages declining, not just f=
or
> Ada.

I don't see what the "sell services, not software" model has to do
with
socialism.  And this model seems to be more than sustainable for
AdaCore;
this is probably because they made the concious decision *not* to
address
the SOHO market (i.e. high volume, low margins) at all.

--
Ludovic Brenta.