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=-0.4 required=5.0 tests=AC_FROM_MANY_DOTS,BAYES_00 autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,c9ea66d3dcd0bfcf X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-05-09 07:17:04 PST Path: newsfeed.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!isdnet!psinet-france!psiuk-f4!psiuk-p4!uknet!psiuk-n!news.pace.co.uk!nh.pace.co.uk!not-for-mail From: "Marin David Condic" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: RE: [ANNOUNCE] XML/Ada 0.5 released Date: Wed, 9 May 2001 10:08:26 -0400 Organization: Posted on a server owned by Pace Micro Technology plc Message-ID: <9dbj0q$sr6$1@nh.pace.co.uk> References: NNTP-Posting-Host: 136.170.200.133 X-Trace: nh.pace.co.uk 989417306 29542 136.170.200.133 (9 May 2001 14:08:26 GMT) X-Complaints-To: newsmaster@pace.co.uk NNTP-Posting-Date: 9 May 2001 14:08:26 GMT X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4522.1200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4522.1200 Xref: newsfeed.google.com comp.lang.ada:7372 Date: 2001-05-09T14:08:26+00:00 List-Id: I'd have to agree that insofar as there is "a large amount of money" to be made doing something, there will be lots of people wanting to do it. Right now, there are not millions of people wanting to program in Ada. If Dr. Leif's "Ada Developers Cooperative License" were to gain a little momentum, it might present an opportunity for many developers to make a few $$$. That would probably encourage Ada usage. MDC -- Marin David Condic Senior Software Engineer Pace Micro Technology Americas www.pacemicro.com Enabling the digital revolution e-Mail: marin.condic@pacemicro.com Web: http://www.mcondic.com/ wrote in message news:cm6K6.1887$6v6.1802491@news1.rdc1.sfba.home.com... > It's great than some people work to "increase the utility and usage of > the language" out of pure love, but if you want the result, and not > merely the process, then you should encourage help even from those who do > want, or need, "a large amount of money". Over the long term, there are > a lot more of the latter than the former.