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=-1.3 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,INVALID_MSGID autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,8cf125f9b558ce64,start X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public From: Richard D Riehle Subject: Linux and Opportunities for Ada Date: 1999/08/11 Message-ID: <7osc8q$m42@dfw-ixnews17.ix.netcom.com>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 511518291 Organization: Netcom X-NETCOM-Date: Wed Aug 11 12:35:22 PM CDT 1999 X-Inktomi-Trace: sji-ca-cache 934392912 23402 205.186.213.56 (11 Aug 1999 17:35:12 GMT) Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Date: 1999-08-11T12:35:22-05:00 List-Id: This is Linux World week in Silicon Valley. Red Hat has announced an IPO. Major software publishers are developing products that include applications, middleware, and utilities. So far, Ada is not well represented at Linux World. No Ada-specific software companies this week. Did I miss someone? GNAT already runs on Linux. If you are a software developer who likes Ada, and you have an idea for a product, this might be the time for you to build it and market it. The success of Ada is ultimately going to depend on Ada enthusiasts creating excellent software for a market where there is a need for new products. Linux may be the best window of opportunity. Sonebody once said that, "No one gets rich in software writing programs for someone else." While this may not be entirely true, it is more likely for you to make your fortune writing a software product you can sell over and over. Why not do it in Ada? Ladies and gentlemen, "Start your engines." Richard Riehle richard@adaworks.com http://www.adaworks.com