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From: dewar@merv.cs.nyu.edu (Robert Dewar)
Subject: Re: what DOES the GPL really say?
Date: 1997/08/27
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Date: 1997-08-27T00:00:00+00:00
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Sam Mize says

<<Robert has been consistently saying that, based on what HE'S
heard, the egcs is supposed to be a looser, more exploratory
project ("experimental").  This doesn't match ACT's business
interests, so they aren't joining in.

As an uninvolved observer, I think Robert has not been trying
to slam egcs.>>


Right, I think if egcs keeps its eye firmly on the experimental
aspects of the enterprise, it can be a valuable addition.

As for ACT joining in? Joining in what? I see no general community
activity revolving around experimental additions to GNAT. So there
is nothing to join. It has nothing to do with business interests.
We are certainly not interested in experimental activity of this
type it is true, but what is more of a concern is that not many
other people seem to be either when it comes to Ada, and that is,
as I have pointed out before, too bad!