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,a073fa836a03b290 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-05-15 12:18:14 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!nycmny1-snh1.gtei.net!nycmny1-snf1.gtei.net!news.gtei.net!colt.net!newspeer.clara.net!news.clara.net!news-hub.cableinet.net!blueyonder!diablo.netcom.net.uk!netcom.net.uk!psiuk-p2!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: [OT] Gnat cross compiling FreeBSD to Win32 ? Date: Tue, 14 May 2002 15:37:08 -0400 Organization: Posted on a server owned by Pace Micro Technology plc Message-ID: References: <3CD1FFC5.4050607@qwest.net> <5ee5b646.0205030057.7cb47a2d@posting.google.com> <3CDD3699.2090809@qwest.net> <4519e058.0205130633.478cc872@posting.google.com> <3CE15DC0.480B8FE8@san.rr.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: dhcp-200-133.miami.pace.co.uk X-Trace: nh.pace.co.uk 1021405030 14038 136.170.200.133 (14 May 2002 19:37:10 GMT) X-Complaints-To: newsmaster@news.cam.pace.co.uk NNTP-Posting-Date: 14 May 2002 19:37:10 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:24122 Date: 2002-05-14T19:37:10+00:00 List-Id: An excellent article and one that makes some very valid points about the current Open Source situation. The observation about Open Source distributed development being a "Me Too" kind of thing is very important. It sees something it likes and then it emulates it rather than looking at who the customer is and what he wants and tries to *invent* something to satisfy the need. Maybe Linux is successful because it provides a better/cheaper Unix, but it doesn't exactly break open any vast undiscovered new territory. The only dispute I might have with the article is that just because there are weaknesses in the distributed, volunteer, open source development model that lots of apps can't or won't appear for Linux. If Linux has a big enough installed base, developers may be tempted to start porting apps to it. (Linux doesn't execute Open Source apps only, right?) But I would agree that until Linux can point to a really large base of apps that are simple to install and use and satisfy the wide range of requirements people have, it will have limited success in supplanting Windows. This is an excellent example for anyone interested in producing an Ada operating system. Its got to be "different". Its got to satisfy some identifiable need. If it can't come out the door with a thousand apps on it, then it needs to address some part of the market that doesn't need a thousand apps. (How's that for getting back on topic? :-) MDC -- Marin David Condic Senior Software Engineer Pace Micro Technology Americas www.pacemicro.com Enabling the digital revolution e-Mail: marin.condic@pacemicro.com "Darren New" wrote in message news:3CE15DC0.480B8FE8@san.rr.com... > > http://denbeste.nu/cd_log_entries/2002/01/fog0000000096.shtml >