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From: Lucretia <laguest9000@googlemail.com>
Subject: Re: a new language, designed for safety !
Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2014 08:33:07 -0700 (PDT)
Date: 2014-06-10T08:33:07-07:00	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <5ebe316d-cd84-40fb-a983-9f953f205fef@googlegroups.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <MPElv.491358$1w1.428312@fx03.iad>

On Tuesday, 10 June 2014 15:43:04 UTC+1, Brad Moore  wrote:

> Is there a list of such libraries that would be of interest? If that is 
> what is stopping people from using Ada, then I would think it wouldn't 
> be too hard to find people willing to work on creating non-GPL versions 
> of such libraries, or to create bindings to other libraries that already 
> exist. At the very least it would be a lot easier than inventing a new 
> language, and then creating versions of those libraries in that new 
> language.

If you really need a list, go to AdaCore's libre site, they're all GPL, and all a problem due to that.

Also, the fact that the JVM interfacing stuff is also GPL will stop anyone trying to create closed source commercial apps too on relevant platforms, i.e. Android.

That's not the only problem, I know of people who have left Ada and gone to Java because of bugs in GNAT which won't get fixed unless someone pays for it, e.g. go back to my previous point of cost. Also, to add to that, they ended up getting slagged off in email by ACT for pointing it out, basically being told they were wrong. This also leads to the fact that GNAT is developed behind closed doors and anybody wanting to contribute patches, won't see them being included. * These are things I have been told by people who have gone through the various issues above.

I like Ada, but it has issues which make me think about going in a different direction.

Luke.



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2014-06-03  1:37 a new language, designed for safety ! Nasser M. Abbasi
2014-06-04  0:21 ` Luke A. Guest
2014-06-04  1:19   ` Dan'l Miller
2014-06-04  4:05     ` Dan'l Miller
2014-06-04  6:59       ` Georg Bauhaus
2014-06-04  4:12     ` Dan'l Miller
2014-06-04  5:44   ` Jeffrey Carter
2014-06-04 15:25 ` Dan'l Miller
2014-06-04 19:43   ` Robert A Duff
2014-06-04 21:32     ` Simon Clubley
2014-06-05  9:13     ` Nasser M. Abbasi
2014-06-05 15:33       ` Adam Beneschan
2014-06-05 19:19         ` Jeffrey Carter
2014-06-05 15:55       ` Adam Beneschan
2014-06-05 19:15         ` sbelmont700
2014-06-05 22:40       ` Robert A Duff
2014-06-06 15:13         ` Dan'l Miller
2014-06-06 17:51           ` G.B.
2014-06-06 18:39             ` Niklas Holsti
2014-06-06 19:43               ` Robert A Duff
2014-06-06 20:42                 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2014-06-08  9:40               ` Georg Bauhaus
2014-06-08 13:56                 ` Robert A Duff
2014-06-08 16:13                   ` Dan'l Miller
2014-06-08 17:22                     ` J-P. Rosen
2014-06-08 19:36                     ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2014-06-09  5:30                       ` Niklas Holsti
2014-06-09  7:06                         ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2014-06-09 16:07                           ` Dan'l Miller
2014-06-10  7:44                             ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2014-06-10 16:31                               ` Dan'l Miller
2014-06-10 16:52                                 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2014-06-06 18:52           ` Robert A Duff
2014-06-06 22:50             ` Simon Clubley
2014-06-23  0:40       ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2014-06-23  0:43         ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2014-06-23  0:51           ` Shark8
2014-06-23  1:47             ` Nasser M. Abbasi
2014-06-23  6:46               ` Shark8
2014-06-23 14:17             ` Peter Chapin
2014-06-23 15:39               ` Dan'l Miller
2014-06-23 17:04               ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2014-06-05  8:26   ` Georg Bauhaus
2014-06-09 10:03 ` Pascal Obry
2014-06-10  9:36   ` Stephen Leake
2014-06-10 10:48     ` Luke A. Guest
2014-06-10 18:31       ` Pascal Obry
2014-06-23  1:01         ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2014-06-10 12:28     ` Simon Clubley
2014-06-10 12:42       ` Lucretia
2014-06-10 12:50         ` J-P. Rosen
2014-06-10 13:00           ` Lucretia
2014-06-10 14:43             ` Brad Moore
2014-06-10 15:15               ` J-P. Rosen
2014-06-10 20:28                 ` Simon Clubley
2014-06-10 20:39                   ` Pascal Obry
2014-06-10 21:04                     ` Simon Clubley
2014-06-11  7:17                       ` Pascal Obry
2014-06-25 22:37                         ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2014-06-10 22:09                   ` Luke A. Guest
2014-06-12 23:58                     ` Shark8
2014-06-13  1:28                       ` Luke A. Guest
2014-06-25 22:41                         ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2014-06-26  1:36                           ` Shark8
2014-06-26 10:19                           ` J-P. Rosen
2014-06-25 22:40                     ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2014-06-26  7:39                       ` Luke A. Guest
2014-06-26  7:42                         ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2014-06-26 10:07                           ` Luke A. Guest
2014-06-26 10:18                       ` J-P. Rosen
2014-07-02 22:06                         ` Randy Brukardt
2014-06-11  0:16                   ` Jeffrey Carter
2014-06-11  7:29                     ` Simon Clubley
2014-06-11 19:22                       ` Jeffrey Carter
2014-06-12 11:48                         ` Simon Clubley
2014-06-12 16:59                           ` Jeffrey Carter
2014-06-10 15:33               ` Lucretia [this message]
2014-06-10 16:31                 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2014-06-10 19:34                   ` Tero Koskinen
2014-06-11  6:46                     ` Natasha Kerensikova
2014-06-11  8:45                     ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2014-06-11  9:05                       ` Simon Wright
2014-06-11 12:09                       ` Simon Clubley
2014-06-11 12:34                         ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2014-06-11 12:42                           ` björn lundin
2014-06-11 13:04                           ` Lucretia
2014-06-11 12:11                     ` björn lundin
2014-06-10 19:49                 ` J-P. Rosen
2014-06-10 22:09                   ` Luke A. Guest
2014-06-11  9:01                     ` Simon Wright
2014-06-16 16:22                     ` Randy Brukardt
2014-06-16 17:11                       ` Ada platforms and pricing, was: " Simon Clubley
2014-06-17 19:34                         ` Randy Brukardt
2014-06-17 20:16                           ` Jeffrey Carter
2014-06-18  5:56                             ` Georg Bauhaus
2014-06-18  6:34                               ` Nasser M. Abbasi
2014-06-18 19:57                           ` Simon Clubley
2014-06-19  3:46                             ` Randy Brukardt
2014-06-22 19:50                               ` Simon Clubley
2014-06-22 23:38                                 ` Randy Brukardt
2014-06-23  6:18                                   ` Niklas Holsti
2014-06-23  7:42                                     ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2014-06-23 11:17                                       ` Simon Wright
2014-06-23 17:14                                         ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2014-06-23 19:21                                           ` Dan'l Miller
2014-06-23 20:14                                             ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2014-06-23 21:48                                               ` Simon Wright
2014-06-24  1:18                                                 ` Nasser M. Abbasi
2014-06-24  2:15                                                   ` Jeffrey Carter
2014-06-24  7:51                                                 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2014-06-23 21:52                                               ` Simon Wright
2014-06-24  1:04                                                 ` Dan'l Miller
2014-06-26  3:24                                               ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2014-06-26  3:27                                                 ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2014-06-24  1:01                                             ` Shark8
2014-06-24 10:24                                               ` Simon Wright
2014-06-24 11:25                                                 ` Dan'l Miller
2014-06-24 15:55                                                   ` Shark8
2014-06-24 18:06                                                     ` Dan'l Miller
2014-06-24 18:44                                                       ` Dan'l Miller
2014-06-24 18:49                                                       ` Shark8
2014-06-24 21:25                                                         ` Dan'l Miller
2014-06-24 16:48                                                   ` Simon Wright
2014-06-26  3:41                                                   ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2014-06-23 20:40                                           ` Simon Wright
2014-06-24  7:48                                             ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2014-06-23 11:48                                       ` G.B.
2014-06-24  7:52                                       ` Maciej Sobczak
2014-06-24  8:33                                         ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2014-07-01 10:28                                           ` Simon Wright
2014-07-01 12:41                                             ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2014-06-26  2:50                                         ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2014-06-26 10:04                                           ` G.B.
2014-06-26 18:20                                             ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2014-06-25 17:24                                       ` Niklas Holsti
2014-06-26  2:43                                       ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2014-06-23  7:31                                   ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2014-06-23 20:08                                     ` Randy Brukardt
2014-06-23 20:20                                       ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2014-06-24 11:56                                         ` Simon Clubley
2014-06-24 12:13                                   ` Simon Clubley
2014-06-17 20:27                         ` Luke A. Guest
2014-06-18  7:09                           ` Natasha Kerensikova
2014-06-18 10:32                             ` J-P. Rosen
2014-06-18 11:50                               ` Brian Drummond
2014-06-18 17:34                               ` Natasha Kerensikova
2014-06-18 17:56                                 ` Peter Chapin
2014-06-19  7:22                                   ` Natasha Kerensikova
2014-06-19 12:02                                     ` Peter Chapin
2014-06-20  7:03                                       ` Natasha Kerensikova
2014-06-19 13:33                                     ` Lucretia
2014-06-20  7:07                                       ` Natasha Kerensikova
2014-06-20 11:44                                         ` Lucretia
2014-06-20 12:47                                           ` Dennis Lee Bieber
2014-06-18 18:24                                 ` Lucretia
2014-06-19  7:26                                   ` Natasha Kerensikova
2014-06-18 18:47                                 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2014-06-18 20:17                                   ` Simon Clubley
2014-06-18 22:51                                     ` Simon Clubley
2014-06-19  8:51                                       ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2014-06-19  3:35                                   ` Randy Brukardt
2014-06-19  7:34                                   ` Natasha Kerensikova
2014-06-19  8:19                                     ` J-P. Rosen
2014-06-19  9:11                                     ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2014-06-19 12:08                                       ` Peter Chapin
2014-06-19 13:48                                         ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2014-06-19 20:59                                         ` Randy Brukardt
2014-06-26  2:04                                           ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2014-06-26 22:24                                             ` Shark8
2014-06-26 22:44                                               ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2014-06-26 22:51                                                 ` Shark8
2014-06-27 12:43                                               ` Ada platforms and pricing, was: Re: a new language, anon
2014-06-19 21:13                                         ` Ada platforms and pricing, was: Re: a new language, designed for safety ! Robert A Duff
2014-06-19 23:47                                           ` Adam Beneschan
2014-06-19 21:03                                     ` Randy Brukardt
2014-06-20  7:26                                       ` Natasha Kerensikova
2014-06-20 19:50                                         ` Randy Brukardt
2014-06-21  8:35                                           ` Natasha Kerensikova
2014-06-22 23:26                                             ` Randy Brukardt
2014-06-26  2:16                                             ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2014-06-20  9:54                                   ` anon
2014-06-20 12:25                                     ` Lucretia
2014-06-20 19:32                                       ` Ada platforms and pricing, was: Re: a new language, designed for anon
2014-06-18 17:01                             ` Ada platforms and pricing, was: Re: a new language, designed for safety ! Jeffrey Carter
2014-06-19  7:53                               ` Natasha Kerensikova
2014-06-19 21:10                                 ` Randy Brukardt
2014-06-19 22:27                                   ` Luke A. Guest
2014-06-16 21:31                       ` Luke A. Guest
2014-06-16 23:02                         ` Jeffrey Carter
2014-06-17 11:14                           ` gvdschoot
2014-06-17 17:42                             ` Jeffrey Carter
2014-06-17 12:56                           ` Simon Clubley
2014-06-17 17:43                             ` Jeffrey Carter
2014-06-17 19:46                               ` Jacob Sparre Andersen
2014-06-26  1:20                                 ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2014-06-17 19:41                             ` Randy Brukardt
2014-06-17 20:08                               ` Jeffrey Carter
2014-06-18  5:46                                 ` Georg Bauhaus
2014-06-18  8:02                                   ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2014-06-18  9:34                                     ` G.B.
2014-06-18 12:30                                       ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2014-06-18 14:43                                         ` G.B.
2014-06-18 16:39                                           ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2014-06-20  8:27                                             ` Georg Bauhaus
2014-06-25 22:43                 ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2014-06-12 23:56               ` Shark8
2014-06-10 20:22         ` Simon Clubley
2014-06-10 21:14           ` Simon Clubley
2014-06-10 22:09             ` Luke A. Guest
2014-06-10 22:09           ` Luke A. Guest
2014-06-11  0:05           ` Jeffrey Carter
2014-06-11  7:32             ` Simon Clubley
2014-06-11 16:50               ` G.B.
2014-06-11 19:20               ` Jeffrey Carter
2014-06-12  7:01                 ` Simon Clubley
2014-06-12 17:46                   ` Jeffrey Carter
2014-06-12 21:40                     ` Simon Clubley
2014-06-13  6:37                       ` J-P. Rosen
2014-06-13 12:03                         ` Simon Clubley
2014-06-13 15:34                           ` Lucretia
2014-06-13 17:00                             ` Simon Clubley
2014-06-13 22:21                           ` Brian Drummond
2014-06-14 20:41                             ` Simon Clubley
2014-06-15  6:26                               ` Tero Koskinen
2014-06-16  0:11                                 ` Simon Clubley
2014-06-15 18:10                               ` Luke A. Guest
2014-06-16  0:00                                 ` Simon Clubley
2014-06-25  6:42                   ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2014-06-25  7:29                     ` Georg Bauhaus
2014-06-25 12:17                     ` Simon Clubley
2014-06-12 23:53         ` Shark8
2014-06-13  4:28           ` Simon Clubley
2014-06-13  8:17             ` gvdschoot
2014-06-13 13:16               ` Simon Wright
2014-06-13 14:13                 ` gvdschoot
2014-06-13 15:52                   ` Shark8
2014-06-13 17:04                   ` Simon Clubley
2014-06-13 20:10                     ` Simon Wright
2014-06-15  6:33                 ` Tero Koskinen
2014-06-15  7:47                   ` gvdschoot
2014-06-15  8:13                     ` gvdschoot
2014-06-15  8:18                     ` Nasser M. Abbasi
2014-06-16  0:16                       ` Simon Clubley
2014-06-16  0:35                     ` Simon Clubley
2014-06-16  6:08                       ` Georg Bauhaus
2014-06-16  6:19                         ` Georg Bauhaus
2014-06-16 12:08                           ` Peter Chapin
2014-06-25 22:28                             ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2014-06-16 12:30                           ` Simon Clubley
2014-06-16  6:22                         ` gvdschoot
2014-06-25  6:28         ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2014-06-11  8:27     ` Maciej Sobczak
2014-06-11 19:39       ` Peter Chapin
2014-06-11 19:52         ` Luke A. Guest
2014-06-12  1:39           ` Peter Chapin
2014-06-12  2:46             ` Dan'l Miller
2014-06-12 11:24               ` Peter Chapin
2014-06-12 11:36                 ` Lucretia
2014-06-12 14:48                 ` björn lundin
2014-06-12 22:12                   ` Simon Clubley
2014-06-13  8:36                     ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2014-06-13 15:55                       ` Shark8
2014-06-13 16:13                         ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2014-06-13 20:57                       ` Robert A Duff
2014-06-14  7:27                         ` Georg Bauhaus
2014-06-14 21:02                         ` Simon Clubley
2014-06-16 16:39                         ` Randy Brukardt
2014-06-16 17:13                           ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2014-06-16 17:24                           ` Simon Clubley
2014-06-16 19:13                             ` Simon Wright
2014-06-16 20:25                               ` Simon Clubley
2014-06-17 16:10                                 ` Simon Wright
2014-06-16 21:53                           ` Robert A Duff
2014-06-16 23:02                             ` Jeffrey Carter
2014-06-16 23:42                               ` Robert A Duff
2014-06-17 19:18                                 ` Randy Brukardt
2014-06-14 21:05                       ` Maciej Sobczak
2014-06-15  6:52                         ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2014-06-15 10:04                           ` Georg Bauhaus
2014-06-15 12:25                             ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2014-06-17  8:18                           ` Maciej Sobczak
2014-06-17  9:13                             ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2014-06-18  7:55                               ` Maciej Sobczak
2014-06-18  8:31                                 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2014-06-12  8:16         ` Georg Bauhaus
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