From: Robert Dewar <robert_dewar@my-dejanews.com>
Subject: Re: GNAT versions ( was :Ada compiler for PC?)
Date: 1999/04/23
Date: 1999-04-23T00:00:00+00:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <7fqld6$htu$1@nnrp1.dejanews.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 86n1zz43dt.fsf@coulee.tdb.com
In article <86n1zz43dt.fsf@coulee.tdb.com>,
Russell Senior <seniorr@teleport.com> wrote:
> It has further been
> noted that recipients of the `non-public' releases tend
> not to share them with others, despite their legal right
> to do so. I am curious to
> know what goes into their calculus for deciding not to.
> That is all.
People have many motives for their actions. Just because
something is legal does not mean it is a good idea to do
it. Probably in practice, when it comes to wavefronts,
people realize that the are only useful in the specific
case where they are necessary to solve a particular
bug. Note that we do not even make wavefronts available
to all our customers, we only make them available in
specific cases if in our judgment it is the only way
to work around a specific problem. Distributing these
work-in-progress snap-shots can certainly cause a lot
of confusion. As you know, we are of the opinion that
it is undesirable to the Ada community as a whole to
distribute these widely. Sure there are a few hackers
and enthusiasts who would like to fiddle with the latest
and greatest, but we have to consider the interests of
the community as a whole, and I guess the fact that the
wavefronts do not get redistributed is an indication that
our customers agree with our judgment here. Indeed most
of our customers would prefer NOT to get wavefronts, and
instead work around problems with our help in the official
releases, and that seems perfectly reasonable.
Robert Dewar
Ada Core Technologies
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Thread overview: 78+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
1999-04-17 0:00 Ada compiler for PC? Michael Feher
1999-04-17 0:00 ` Steven Hovater
1999-04-17 0:00 ` Tom Moran
1999-04-18 0:00 ` Tom Moran
1999-04-20 0:00 ` Larry Kilgallen
1999-04-20 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-04-20 0:00 ` GNAT versions ( was :Ada compiler for PC?) SpamSpamSpam
1999-04-21 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-04-21 0:00 ` Glen
1999-04-21 0:00 ` Larry Kilgallen
1999-04-21 0:00 ` root
1999-04-22 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-04-22 0:00 ` Glen
1999-04-23 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-04-22 0:00 ` Russell Senior
1999-04-23 0:00 ` bourguet
1999-04-25 0:00 ` Geoffrey KEATING
1999-04-25 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-04-25 0:00 ` EGCS & GNAT Was (Re: GNAT versions) David Starner
1999-04-26 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-04-26 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-04-26 0:00 ` GNAT versions ( was :Ada compiler for PC?) Geoffrey KEATING
[not found] ` <7fua23$fgh$1@nnrp1 <37234dca.a509d0d9@aasaa.ofe.org>
1999-04-26 0:00 ` EGCS & GNAT Was (Re: GNAT versions) Larry Kilgallen
1999-04-26 0:00 ` GNAT versions ( was :Ada compiler for PC?) bourguet
1999-04-23 0:00 ` Pascal Obry
1999-04-23 0:00 ` dennison
1999-04-23 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-04-24 0:00 ` Christopher Browne
1999-04-23 0:00 ` Samuel Mize
1999-04-23 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-04-23 0:00 ` Russell Senior
1999-04-23 0:00 ` Robert Dewar [this message]
1999-04-23 0:00 ` Larry Kilgallen
1999-04-23 0:00 ` Samuel Mize
1999-04-25 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
[not found] ` <7fqld6$htu$1@nnrp1.dej <1999Apr23.172908.1@eisner>
1999-04-24 0:00 ` Fergus Henderson
[not found] ` <7frqmj$bg6$1@mulga.cs.mu.oz.au>
1999-04-24 0:00 ` Leslie Mikesell
1999-04-25 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-04-25 0:00 ` Russ Allbery
1999-04-25 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-04-25 0:00 ` Maciej Stachowiak
1999-04-26 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-04-25 0:00 ` Maciej Stachowiak
1999-04-26 0:00 ` Per Bothner
1999-04-27 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-04-27 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-04-27 0:00 ` Matthew Heaney
1999-04-28 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-04-28 0:00 ` David Kastrup
1999-04-28 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-04-29 0:00 ` Per Bothner
1999-04-30 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-05-04 0:00 ` Mike Stump
1999-05-05 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-05-06 0:00 ` Mike Stump
1999-05-06 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-05-06 0:00 ` Andi Kleen
1999-05-06 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-05-07 0:00 ` Mike Stump
1999-05-07 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-05-08 0:00 ` Pascal F. Martin
1999-05-08 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-05-08 0:00 ` bill
1999-05-17 0:00 ` Richard Kenner
1999-05-19 0:00 ` Nick Roberts
1999-04-27 0:00 ` Stan Shebs
1999-04-24 0:00 ` Russ Allbery
1999-04-24 0:00 ` Ronald Cole
1999-04-22 0:00 ` dennison
1999-04-21 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-04-20 0:00 ` Ada compiler for PC? Tom Moran
1999-04-18 0:00 ` Wilhelm Spickermann
[not found] ` <7fua23$fgh$1@nnrp1 <37234dca.a <1999Apr25.201259.1@eisner>
1999-04-25 0:00 ` EGCS & GNAT Was (Re: GNAT versions) Leslie Mikesell
1999-04-26 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-04-26 0:00 ` Larry Kilgallen
1999-04-26 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-05-04 0:00 ` Mike Stump
1999-05-05 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
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