From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.5-pre1 (2020-06-20) on ip-172-31-74-118.ec2.internal X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=3.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.5-pre1 Date: 2 Dec 92 03:31:12 GMT From: world!srctran@uunet.uu.net (Gregory Aharonian) Subject: Re: Is GNU-Ada self-insulting? Message-ID: List-Id: >This begs a question in my mind: > How much flaming would be going on if the DoD had chosen > to *pay* a commercial company to develop a PD Ada compiler > (or god-forbid, a defense contractor!)? Wake up. Remember the Navy's effort with either Softech or Intermetrics to develop the Ada ALS Ada Language System. Talk about millions down the drain. The point in general is that the DoD should not be funding products or fostering technologies (the waste of STARS), but instead should rely on the free markets it is defending. >Looks like having FSF, who do make some excellent software, perform >the PD Ada projects is a good business decision to me. As someone else has pointed out, GNU Ada most likely will undercut sales for the few Ada vendors still in business. It's tough enough to run a business when the government competes with you, but it's worse when the government funds your competitor. In both cases, it shouldn't. Greg Aharonian -- ************************************************************************** Greg Aharonian Source Translation & Optimiztion P.O. Box 404, Belmont, MA 02178