Re: [ANNOUNCE] XML/Ada 0.5 released

["Peter Hend�n" <phenden@tdab.com>]

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"David Botton" wrote:
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> I hope for the sake of Ada a decision will be made to keep the model as is
> and release products like this in a way that I believe helps promote Ada,
> under the GNAT Modified GPL. Perhaps once Ada has replaced C++ as the
> language of choice by most we can look to furthering the FSF's agenda
> instead of our own, that of Ada.
Precisely. Of course, ACT can do as they please, but I believe this decision
will further neither their business, nor that of the Ada community.

Access to a good Ada implementation of XML/XSL/DOM/SAX and whatnot,
with a GMGPL along with the public GNAT and jGNAT, would help me, at
least, to pry open the doors into some Java/C++ sites for Ada.

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> Please reconsider and _ANY ONE ELSE_ who is looking to release Ada
packages
> please don't step in to this trend. If you need more explanation as to why
a
> regular GPL or LGPL will create problems for users of your packages not
> themselves releasing code under GPL/LGPL, please e-mail me.
I have been working on an ADA implementation of an XML parser, DOM and
tools. These would have the purpose stated above, and I nearly scrapped
that project when I first read the announcement. Now... we'll see. It needs
some
serious (re-)work before I release it anyway. If I do, it will be GMGPL.

Regards,
Peter
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