Re: Will the defect with formal package parameters be fixed in GNAT GPL 2009?

[Samuel Tardieu <sam@rfc1149.net>]

>>>>> "Robert" == Robert Matthews <ignored@ramatthews.free-online.co.uk> writes:

Robert> I was greatly disappointed when I realized that AdaCore do not
Robert> coordinate their GPL releases with Ludovic.

Ludovic doesn't use AdaCore's GPL releases at this time, he uses GNAT as
obtained by the FSF.

Robert> Also, I can remember when Robert Dewar stated on cla that
Robert> AdaCore generally ignore bug reports from the GPL community.

From my experience, they don't. They just classify them with a low
priority (compared to reports from paying customers). If a bug report
shows a real and crucial defect, you may be sure that they will fix it
in a short time so that their supported customers don't stumble upon it.

Robert> For me, the ideal would be for AdaCore to coordinate their GPL
Robert> releases with the Ubuntu releases; I live in hope.

Ubuntu has never been the best distribution for Ada. They get their
packages from Debian, which is today the top GNU/Linux distribution as
far as Ada development is concerned.

  Sam
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