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From: Ludovic Brenta <ludovic@ludovic-brenta.org>
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Subject: Re: The future of Ada is at risk
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Date: Sat, 05 Jan 2008 14:09:56 +0100
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Michael Bode writes:
> Ludovic Brenta writes:
>
>> That's not true.  You've been on this forum for quite some time now
>> and I am very surprised you still seem ignorant of Janus/Ada (295 USD
>> for Windows, with Claw); see
>   ^^^^^^^^^^^
>
> This is not the only OS on the planet. Not even the only desktop
> OS. I'm not aware of any development package that let's you develop
> portable GUI apps for Windows, Linux and maybe OS X exept Gnat.

Then maybe you can go out and fill that niche.  Take GCC from the FSF
and write a good portable GUI library.  License it under whatever
terms you like, and make money.  Your complaining will not improve the
situation you complain about; your actions might.

-- 
Ludovic Brenta.