Re: GNAT Support Costs

[Ed Falis <falis@gis.net>]

In article <86ikf3$dgn$1@nntp3.atl.mindspring.net>,
  Richard D Riehle <laoXhai@ix.netcom.com> wrote:

> Who knows how long Aonix will be viable for Ada compilers. They just
> fired most of the people with any experience in Ada and closed down
> the Burlington office where all the Wintel work is done.  Word is
> that Aonix even fired their president and others from the old Ada
> group.  So, "Aonix, perhaps," but I would not count on it.

Well, I wouldn't go quite that far.  The owners did replace the executive
management, for reasons unrelated to Ada.

And they did shut down the Burlington office, but there were only 5 of us Ada
junkies left there.  Most of the remaining Ada work has been done in San
Diego, and will continue to be, along with the UK and France.  So, they're
probably still viable.	They certainly didn't fire most of the people with
Ada experience.  Though they probably lost some by getting rid of Dave Kehs,
Ben Brosgol and myself.  But there are still a pretty fair number of others
around to carry the torch, if the company is willing.

It was a purely financial decision.  Your bosses should have bought more
compilers ;-)

- Ed
Ex-Aonix


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