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=-0.3 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00, REPLYTO_WITHOUT_TO_CC autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,bc1361a952ec75ca X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-08-21 15:22:53 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!newsfeed.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!headwall.stanford.edu!unlnews.unl.edu!newsfeed.ksu.edu!nntp.ksu.edu!news.okstate.edu!not-for-mail From: dvdeug@x8b4e53cd.dhcp.okstate.edu (David Starner) Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Progress on AdaOS (Was: Re: How Ada could have prevented the Red Date: 21 Aug 2001 21:21:31 GMT Organization: Oklahoma State University Message-ID: <9lujcr$aai2@news.cis.okstate.edu> References: <4a885870.0108112341.7ce02ac0@posting.google.com> <9l6pdo$rlo$1@newsg3.svr.pol.co.uk> <9IFe7.12813$6R6.1221214@news1.cableinet.net> <9lghqu$ac6$1@nh.pace.co.uk> <3B7C3293.76F49097@home.com> <9lhefg$lgd$1@nh.pace.co.uk> <3B7D47F1.25D6FC78@boeing.com> <5ee5b646.0108171856.18631c4c@posting.google.com> <3B7F624B.7294D24F@acm.org> <9lr6je$5hj$1@nh.pace.co.uk> <9ltoi7$4is$1@nh.pace.co.uk> <3B82789B.8D195045@home.com> <9ltuo8$70n$1@nh.pace.co.uk> Reply-To: dstarner98@aasaa.ofe.org NNTP-Posting-Host: x8b4e52a0.dhcp.okstate.edu User-Agent: slrn/0.9.7.1 (Linux) Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:12200 Date: 2001-08-21T21:21:31+00:00 List-Id: On Tue, 21 Aug 2001 11:29:11 -0400, Marin David Condic wrote: > However, if there > was some carrot held out in the way of a future reward, maybe some people > would see it as an opportunity to make a few $$$ on the side and devote more > time to it. Putting the OS out under the GPL (or some version thereof) might > not hold out much hope of money. If it was being developed under some more > "restrictive" license such that the developers might be able to make some > $$$ from eventual sales, What niche are targetting with this OS? If you're targetting anywhere around the desktop/server area: Linux: $0 (CD's in the $2-$10 range, boxes in the $20-$100 range) *BSD: $0 (CD's in the $2-$30 range) BeOS: $0 (boxes in the $100 area) MacOS X: $0 (with computer) (boxes in the $100 range) Windows##: $0 (with computer) (boxes in the $100-$200 range) Windows NT: $100s Considering that 5 out of the 6 are in the $0 range for most people, and 2 out of the 6 have no use or distribution restrictions*, that Linux will be bigger, badder and still free when you get AdaOS done, and Windows NT's big selling points are amount of software and full Windows compatibility, I think moving into this niche with a non-$0 price-tag is a sure sign of failure. * Excluding a few distributions, and talking in a practical sense for an end user or company. -- David Starner - dstarner98@aasaa.ofe.org Pointless website: http://dvdeug.dhis.org "I don't care if Bill personally has my name and reads my email and laughs at me. In fact, I'd be rather honored." - Joseph_Greg