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=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Received: by 10.42.197.134 with SMTP id ek6mr17951957icb.6.1414761250943; Fri, 31 Oct 2014 06:14:10 -0700 (PDT) X-Received: by 10.182.216.138 with SMTP id oq10mr188135obc.4.1414761250649; Fri, 31 Oct 2014 06:14:10 -0700 (PDT) Path: eternal-september.org!reader01.eternal-september.org!reader02.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!mx02.eternal-september.org!feeder.eternal-september.org!news.glorb.com!h15no2865783igd.0!news-out.google.com!ks2ni7573igb.0!nntp.google.com!h15no2865782igd.0!postnews.google.com!glegroupsg2000goo.googlegroups.com!not-for-mail Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2014 06:14:10 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: Complaints-To: groups-abuse@google.com Injection-Info: glegroupsg2000goo.googlegroups.com; posting-host=73.46.72.234; posting-account=yiWntAoAAAC1KqC_shmxJYv07B9l6LNU NNTP-Posting-Host: 73.46.72.234 References: <1f85f005-a42f-4620-ac09-8b5dd1a37b1b@googlegroups.com> <8738a5z3ql.fsf@mid.deneb.enyo.de> User-Agent: G2/1.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-ID: <5ff1a732-1570-4bfb-ab3f-b9458a0837cd@googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: GNAT-FSF for Windows? From: David Botton Injection-Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2014 13:14:10 +0000 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Xref: news.eternal-september.org comp.lang.ada:22947 Date: 2014-10-31T06:14:10-07:00 List-Id: > Out of curiosity what would be your target audience for this? Users of Gnoga on Windows. > Existing Ada developers that also target Windows? Any current or potential user of Gnoga that chooses to use Windows as their= development or deployment option. > Developers who would be new to Ada in particular but are very familiar w= ith windows development? Other? I could care less if they know how to develop windows software. Gnoga is cr= oss platform, no knowledge needed unless interfacing with existing code. > I am excited about your approach to work with Ada Core on it. I always try to work with them, in general I have both a positive attitude = and have had a positive relationship with them. The GPL virus version of th= e compiler was a short sighted self defeating decision and I hope they will= see reason in one of the solutions I have in mind (which I believe will ma= ke them money and important for them and Ada to not attack their current cu= stomer base). I certainly do not want to be maintaining compilers or "compe= ting". There is certainly not enough incentive or money anymore in the current Ada= market to raise the funds needed for another open source Ada tool chain. > If the second group I mentioned is part of your target audience The target is Gnoga users, the hope is to create new blood for Ada drawing = people in with it. That won't happen and I won't invest in pushing Ada if I= can't get compilers that are virus free for use. > On a side note (But related in that it is part of the choice to use FSF v= s other options), is the copyright/license statement required in all files = generated for FSF licensed source/binaries or is it just an option? I don't know what FSF policies are, but I can't imagine a legal requirement= . David Botton