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=-0.3 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,HK_SCAM autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Received: by 10.66.65.133 with SMTP id x5mr7523233pas.37.1414709979260; Thu, 30 Oct 2014 15:59:39 -0700 (PDT) X-Received: by 10.140.82.75 with SMTP id g69mr53079qgd.9.1414709979001; Thu, 30 Oct 2014 15:59:39 -0700 (PDT) Path: eternal-september.org!reader01.eternal-september.org!reader02.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!mx02.eternal-september.org!feeder.eternal-september.org!news.glorb.com!r10no2007062igi.0!news-out.google.com!u5ni18qab.1!nntp.google.com!i13no143493qae.0!postnews.google.com!glegroupsg2000goo.googlegroups.com!not-for-mail Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2014 15:59:38 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <8738a5z3ql.fsf@mid.deneb.enyo.de> Complaints-To: groups-abuse@google.com Injection-Info: glegroupsg2000goo.googlegroups.com; posting-host=73.46.72.234; posting-account=yiWntAoAAAC1KqC_shmxJYv07B9l6LNU NNTP-Posting-Host: 73.46.72.234 References: <1f85f005-a42f-4620-ac09-8b5dd1a37b1b@googlegroups.com> <8738a5z3ql.fsf@mid.deneb.enyo.de> User-Agent: G2/1.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-ID: Subject: Re: GNAT-FSF for Windows? From: David Botton Injection-Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2014 22:59:39 +0000 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Xref: news.eternal-september.org comp.lang.ada:22937 Date: 2014-10-30T15:59:38-07:00 List-Id: > Strictly speaking, the FSF does not release binaries, so no. Yes, but GNAT-FSF is often how we refer to a non-AdaCore release of GNAT th= at does not include their "GPL Virus" to scare off customer use. I enjoying writing code but not building compilers and installation package= s, so I was hoping that I don't have to spend time on it and there are sour= ces I can just turn application developers to. However, if I am investing time and money in pushing Ada to a new market, I= am not going to blow any chance of success with a virus layden compiler. I= walked away for years because of it myself. I've sent some messages to a contact in AdaCore but I am assuming he is on = vacation as he hasn't responded to any of them. I doubt they would ignore m= e. I'll try some other people next week in AdaCore that know me if I don't = hear back from him. I have a business proposal for AdaCore that would work well with their curr= ent business model and they would financially benefit and at the same time = open the door allowing a non-Virus compiler for application use all without= harming their current customer base. I'd much rather work with them than start a competing GNAT compiler farm to= make my own non-virus releases for Gnoga use. David Botton