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 10.52.180.70 with SMTP id dm6mr5529100vdc.9.1422286653753; Mon, 26 Jan 2015 07:37:33 -0800 (PST) X-Received: by 10.182.234.46 with SMTP id ub14mr83308obc.25.1422286653401; Mon, 26 Jan 2015 07:37:33 -0800 (PST) Path: eternal-september.org!reader01.eternal-september.org!reader02.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!mx02.eternal-september.org!feeder.eternal-september.org!usenet.blueworldhosting.com!feeder01.blueworldhosting.com!peer03.iad.highwinds-media.com!news.highwinds-media.com!feed-me.highwinds-media.com!v8no3641031qal.1!news-out.google.com!db6ni9199igc.0!nntp.google.com!hl2no2408445igb.0!postnews.google.com!glegroupsg2000goo.googlegroups.com!not-for-mail Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2015 07:37:33 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <397379a8-d894-46c9-b8a7-13c590af42ba@googlegroups.com> Complaints-To: groups-abuse@google.com Injection-Info: glegroupsg2000goo.googlegroups.com; posting-host=2602:306:3784:5b10:d9b1:87e7:d54a:a223; posting-account=yiWntAoAAAC1KqC_shmxJYv07B9l6LNU NNTP-Posting-Host: 2602:306:3784:5b10:d9b1:87e7:d54a:a223 References: <0Kgqw.953330$_k.685364@fx16.iad> <397379a8-d894-46c9-b8a7-13c590af42ba@googlegroups.com> User-Agent: G2/1.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-ID: <616ae348-41f6-446f-9c4b-0da8e398e75b@googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: What is the best license to use for open source software? From: David Botton Injection-Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2015 15:37:33 +0000 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-Received-Bytes: 2467 X-Received-Body-CRC: 4177823771 Xref: news.eternal-september.org comp.lang.ada:24745 Date: 2015-01-26T07:37:33-08:00 List-Id: > So this was a bit of a rant - but nonetheless indicative of the situation. The response - lack of - is always the same. You make a couple of statements at the end of a thread 150+ messages stating gripes about things you tried but haven't asked for help where you got stuck and somehow that is "indicative of the situation", i.e. that no one picks up on a troll? > If the Ada community is not interested in broadly attacking the problem then nothing is going to change. Perhaps: 1. Start a new thread with a specific issue you need help on 2. Start a new thread with one specific issue you want to know how or if is being addressed by others 3. Start a new thread about what _you_ plan on contributing or how you would like to contribute The Ada community doesn't need people to tell them what is wrong, they need people to do something about it. When I rant it is part of a clear agenda of a strategic set of actual actions, code, and deliverables, i.e. part of the solution. It seems that you have skills you can put to use for coding or helping to build reusable non-license viral compiler packages, etc. Looking forward to see your solutions. David Botton