From: kenner@lab.ultra.nyu.edu (Richard Kenner)
Subject: Re: Dec Ditching Ada?
Date: 1996/09/07
Date: 1996-09-07T00:00:00+00:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <50qkqh$f1o@news.nyu.edu> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 1996Sep6.091045.1@eisner
In article <1996Sep6.091045.1@eisner> kilgallen@eisner.decus.org (Larry Kilgallen) writes:
>I know there is a quote from the Red Queen about words meaning what
>I choose, but in my lexicon GNAT is not commercial in that there is
>no limit to how many systems I use it on (absent any service agreement
>concerns).
You are free to use words in any way you want, but when people are
trying to communicate, it's important to use words in a consistent
manner.
My dictionary defines "commercial" as "of or relating to commerce".
Since there exists a company whose sole business relates to GNAT, it's
very hard to see how it could not be viewed as "relating to commerce".
On the other hand, "proprietary" means "exclusively owned, private".
Indeed, GNAT does not meet this definition.
>You may ask why I should care, and I believe the answer is that with
>the GPL-support economic model, you are not making enough money for me
>to feel comfortable.
I find this peculiar. It's very rare for a compiler to be profitable
by itself. Instead, it's an entry to some other business, such a
hardware, CASE tools, or support. GNAT is no exception.
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Thread overview: 38+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
1996-08-22 0:00 Dec Ditching Ada? Charlie Cole
1996-08-22 0:00 ` Larry Kilgallen
1996-08-23 0:00 ` Douglas Rupp
1996-08-24 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1996-08-22 0:00 ` James Squire
1996-08-24 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1996-08-26 0:00 ` James Squire
1996-09-04 0:00 ` Uri Raz
1996-09-05 0:00 ` Larry Kilgallen
1996-09-05 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1996-09-06 0:00 ` Larry Kilgallen
1996-09-06 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1996-09-07 0:00 ` Use of the term "commercial" (was "Dec Ditching Ada?") Larry Kilgallen
1996-09-07 0:00 ` Richard Kenner [this message]
1996-09-07 0:00 ` Dec Ditching Ada? Dennison
1996-09-07 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1996-09-07 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1996-09-10 0:00 ` Uri Raz
1996-09-11 0:00 ` Larry Kilgallen
1996-09-12 0:00 ` Jon S Anthony
1996-09-16 0:00 ` Charlie McCutcheon
1996-09-17 0:00 ` Larry Kilgallen
1996-09-10 0:00 ` Chris Morgan
1996-09-11 0:00 ` Chris Morgan
1996-09-12 0:00 ` Richard Kenner
1996-09-12 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1996-09-05 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1996-08-22 0:00 ` Howard W. LUDWIG
1996-08-25 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1996-08-22 0:00 ` Brian & Karen Bell
1996-08-23 0:00 ` Charlie McCutcheon
1996-08-23 0:00 ` Klaus Wyss
1996-08-23 0:00 ` Charlie McCutcheon
1996-08-25 0:00 ` Brendan Boulter
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1996-08-23 0:00 Alain Graziani
1996-08-25 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1996-08-26 0:00 ` Ken Garlington
1996-08-27 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
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