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: 103376,101730fbd6919745 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-04-11 04:07:18 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!newsfeeds.belnet.be!news.belnet.be!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: Ada & .Net (Rotor) Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2002 10:35:53 -0400 Organization: Posted on a server owned by Pace Micro Technology plc Message-ID: References: <4519e058.0204080645.32b63ee1@posting.google.com> <7vvgb0ngnk.fsf@vlinux.voxelvision.no> NNTP-Posting-Host: dhcp-200-133.miami.pace.co.uk X-Trace: nh.pace.co.uk 1018449355 8577 136.170.200.133 (10 Apr 2002 14:35:55 GMT) X-Complaints-To: newsmaster@news.cam.pace.co.uk NNTP-Posting-Date: 10 Apr 2002 14:35:55 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:22352 Date: 2002-04-10T14:35:55+00:00 List-Id: "Pascal Obry" wrote in message news:ur8lnd5o4.fsf@wanadoo.fr... > work with. Of course it is always a bit tricky to build Open Source softwares > on this platform (it is quite easier to use the Microsoft Compiler and > environment), but with a bit of effort it is possible to build a lot of the > nice tools we have on Unix (thanks to Cygwin). > In what way is it tricky to build Open Source software on Windows? Can you not build Open Source software using a Microsoft compiler? Maybe you can't give away their part of the software but it would seem that anything you build is yours. Or do you mean that much Open Source software is developed for various flavors of Unix and hence doesn't always translate well to Windows? Just trying to understand where you're going with this. Lots of us use Ada on PC's with Windows and I don't think that precludes development of Open Source (depending on your definition of "Open Source" too...) > I also agree with Jurgen that the underlying framework has changed a > lot... but if the .NET was the answer, what was the question ? A market > share, the fight with SUN and Java... what's the real value for the > enterprises ? > Keep in mind that Microsoft is in business to make money for the stockholders and not necessarily to further computer technology. They can, and have, sold/attempted to sell things that move the market to further dependence on Microsoft. (Not unlike a drug dealer giving away free samples to get you hooked.) Not all of those things are good for the end users and sometimes they have been rejected by the market. Maybe .NET fits into that category - it has yet to be seen. Maybe its a Solution in search of a Problem? MDC -- Marin David Condic Senior Software Engineer Pace Micro Technology Americas www.pacemicro.com Enabling the digital revolution e-Mail: marin.condic@pacemicro.com