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=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,92c39a3be0a7f17d X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-12-16 05:34:35 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!news-was.dfn.de!news-koe1.dfn.de!RRZ.Uni-Koeln.DE!uni-duisburg.de!not-for-mail From: Georg Bauhaus Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Future with Ada Date: Sun, 16 Dec 2001 13:34:35 +0000 (UTC) Organization: GMUGHDU Message-ID: <9vi7tb$bs2$2@a1-hrz.uni-duisburg.de> References: <9v57u1$mfb$1@nh.pace.co.uk> <3C163AAB.1C8EEA69@san.rr.com> <9v5et8$pfd$1@nh.pace.co.uk> <3C16B720.AB523493@adaworks.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: l1-hrz.uni-duisburg.de X-Trace: a1-hrz.uni-duisburg.de 1008509675 12162 134.91.4.34 (16 Dec 2001 13:34:35 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@news.uni-duisburg.de NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 16 Dec 2001 13:34:35 +0000 (UTC) User-Agent: tin/1.5.8-20010221 ("Blue Water") (UNIX) (HP-UX/B.11.00 (9000/800)) Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:17965 Date: 2001-12-16T13:34:35+00:00 List-Id: Larry Kilgallen wrote: : Do you mean software enforcement of licenses ? Methinks, the question to ask is "Why do we have to have this in the first place?" Not many would hire crafts people[*] and not be willing to pay them. However, many will obtain software but will not be willing to pay the producer. Who is responsible for this unfortunate situation on the PC software market?! [*] see the title of John English's book. Georg