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-Thread: 103376,703c4f68db81387d X-Google-Thread: 109fba,703c4f68db81387d X-Google-Thread: 115aec,703c4f68db81387d X-Google-Thread: f43e6,703c4f68db81387d X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,gid109fba,gid115aec,gidf43e6,public X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit Path: g2news1.google.com!news4.google.com!news.glorb.com!news-feed01.roc.ny.frontiernet.net!nntp.frontiernet.net!newscon06.news.prodigy.com!prodigy.net!newsmst01a.news.prodigy.com!prodigy.com!postmaster.news.prodigy.com!newssvr21.news.prodigy.com.POSTED!4988f22a!not-for-mail From: Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada,comp.lang.c++,comp.realtime,comp.software-eng References: <4229bad9$0$1019$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au> <1110032222.447846.167060@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> <871xau9nlh.fsf@insalien.org> <3SjWd.103128$Vf.3969241@news000.worldonline.dk> <87r7iu85lf.fsf@insalien.org> <1110052142.832650@athnrd02> <1110284070.410136.205090@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com> <395uqaF5rhu2mU1@individual.net> <1111607633.301232.62490@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com> <1111628011.160315.134740@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com> <1111732101.995662.309040@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com> <1111785256.454375.76600@l41g2000cwc.googlegroups.com> <1369131.HYMxOlSdZt@linux1.krischik.com> <1111868963.494133.291150@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> <1202846.LJs3dvtTAG@linux1.krischik.com> <1111919334.573846@athnrd02> Subject: Re: Teaching new tricks to an old dog (C++ -->Ada) X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1437 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1441 Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: 64.164.119.160 X-Complaints-To: abuse@prodigy.net X-Trace: newssvr21.news.prodigy.com 1111946036 ST000 64.164.119.160 (Sun, 27 Mar 2005 12:53:56 EST) NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 27 Mar 2005 12:53:56 EST Organization: SBC http://yahoo.sbc.com X-UserInfo1: SCSYQN_@OHV[RVT[AROR__TDFZ\@@FXLM@TDOCQDJ@_@FNTCCNSKQFCY@TXDX_WHSVB]ZEJLSNY\^J[CUVSA_QLFC^RQHUPH[P[NRWCCMLSNPOD_ESALHUK@TDFUZHBLJ\XGKL^NXA\EVHSP[D_C^B_^JCX^W]CHBAX]POG@SSAZQ\LE[DCNMUPG_VSC@VJM Date: Sun, 27 Mar 2005 17:53:56 GMT Xref: g2news1.google.com comp.lang.ada:10041 comp.lang.c++:47473 comp.realtime:1754 comp.software-eng:5380 Date: 2005-03-27T17:53:56+00:00 List-Id: "Ioannis Vranos" wrote in message news:1111919334.573846@athnrd02... > > Well, if it [Ada] becomes more freely available, no permission from any ministry for making a > compiler or something is required, I think it can become mainstream. I think it would make > more sense if Delphi was based on Ada than Object Pascal for example. > It is rather odd that, after all these years, many people still think Ada is the property of the U.S. Government. The Ada Language Reference Manual contains the specification for the language. Anyone who wants to create a compiler is free to do so. Ada is being used for military and non-military projects all over the world. One of the largest military projects in the world that uses Ada is in Mainland China. In fact, the Chinese have created their own Ada compilers. My book, Ada Distilled, has been downloaded by people in places such as Oman, Cuba, Iran, France, Sweden, and many other places. I'm pretty sure that any downloading my book is also downloading the GNAT Ada compiler. Certain Ada libraries, such as the Common Ada Missiles Package (CAMP) are classified. The software written in Ada for weapons systems is classified. But the language itself is free for everyone to use, in any way they wish. Richard Riehle