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: 103376,92c39a3be0a7f17d X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-12-17 16:05:06 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!sn-xit-02!supernews.com!newsfeed.direct.ca!look.ca!tank.news.pipex.net!pipex!news.imp.ch!news.imp.ch!psinet-eu-nl!psiuk-p4!uknet!psiuk-p3!uknet!psiuk-n!news.pace.co.uk!nh.pace.co.uk!not-for-mail From: "Marin David Condic" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Future with Ada Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2001 18:11:58 -0500 Organization: Posted on a server owned by Pace Micro Technology plc Message-ID: <9vlu40$fh6$1@nh.pace.co.uk> References: <9v57u1$mfb$1@nh.pace.co.uk> <9v74ov014bc@drn.newsguy.com> <9v7rjc$pfc$1@nh.pace.co.uk> <9vi8ms$c8t$1@a1-hrz.uni-duisburg.de> <9vl1sd$t7k$1@nh.pace.co.uk> <3C1E728E.7030702@earthlink.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: dhcp-200-133.miami.pace.co.uk X-Trace: nh.pace.co.uk 1008630720 15910 136.170.200.133 (17 Dec 2001 23:12:00 GMT) X-Complaints-To: newsmaster@news.cam.pace.co.uk NNTP-Posting-Date: 17 Dec 2001 23:12:00 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: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:18030 Date: 2001-12-17T23:12:00+00:00 List-Id: Never said it couldn't be done. Said it was less likely to be done. (Or at least that was my intent.) Lots of software gets built by students, professors, hobbyists, idealists, etc., and gets put out in the world at little or no cost. That's O.K. with me. I'm only suggesting that if someone were funding the development of an Ada library with deep pockets, or if it were being build as a byproduct of some product development, it would stand a better chance of emerging into the world in a more timely manner. Now if someone has an interesting idea for a product and is looking to find some on-spec developers, I could probably name a few people who might be interested in spending some time working on it. If part of the result were a library full of Ada utilities that were made available to the Ada community, it would probably fly, but I doubt any of the people I know (myself included) would have that kind of time to devote to it so long as its only a "labor of love". 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/ "Ian S. Nelson" wrote in message news:3C1E728E.7030702@earthlink.net... > > Come on. What about Linux and GCC and GIMP, and the tons and tons of other free softwares? What about all that stuff the Eric Raymond has written? > >