Re: What is the best license to use for open source software?

["Jedi Tek'Unum" <jeditekunum@gmail.com>]

On Monday, January 26, 2015 at 9:37:34 AM UTC-6, David Botton wrote:
> > So this was a bit of a rant - but nonetheless indicative of the situation.  The response - lack of - is always the same.
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> You make a couple of statements at the end of a thread 150+ messages stating gripes about things you tried but haven't asked for help where you got stuck and somehow that is "indicative of the situation", i.e. that no one picks up on a troll?

The thread already had plenty of tangents and it was a few of those that got me here.

> > If the Ada community is not interested in broadly attacking the problem then nothing is going to change.
> 
> Perhaps:
> 
> 1. Start a new thread with a specific issue you need help on
> 2. Start a new thread with one specific issue you want to know how or if is being addressed by others
> 3. Start a new thread about what _you_ plan on contributing or how you would like to contribute
> 
> The Ada community doesn't need people to tell them what is wrong, they need people to do something about it.
> 
> When I rant it is part of a clear agenda of a strategic set of actual actions, code, and deliverables, i.e. part of the solution.
> 
> It seems that you have skills you can put to use for coding or helping to build reusable non-license viral compiler packages, etc. Looking forward to see your solutions.

So the community here would rather shoot the messenger than accept the message?  Like I said, nothing changes.  All the good intentions in the world won't solve it.  Despite individuals making valuable contributions to moving the bar, the bar is still crushingly low.

I don't need help with a specific issue.  I'm very experienced in lots of things but not Ada.  Given the general issue, I am not inclined to become experienced in Ada.  Since I'm retired I have plenty of time on my hands yet this seems too risky even for me.  I should fit the definition of low hanging fruit.

I am not trolling and do not have any agenda to see Ada fail.  On the contrary, on paper Ada looks like something everybody should be using for everything and I'd like to learn it and use it to develop things.

The frustrating thing is that this situation has existed for 20+ years.  It seems the community lacks the critical mass required to converge on effective solutions.