From: Martin Dowie <martin.dowie@btopenworld.com>
Subject: Re: Licences
Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2005 20:50:25 +0000 (UTC)
Date: 2005-10-18T20:50:25+00:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <dj3n6h$7et$1@nwrdmz02.dmz.ncs.ea.ibs-infra.bt.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1129664902.259736.320470@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>
Marco wrote:
> It seems that a BSD style open source Ada runtime library needs to be
> created (compiled with GNAT).
> But is there enough steam left in the Ada community to support this
> endeavour?
>
> AdaCore obviously needs to force it's hand to stay in business and it
> can't discriminate between the small fry and the large aerospace giants
> which actually buys it's products.
I can kind of understand where AdaCore are coming from...
...on one hand the GPL is ultimately what 'Free' Software is all about,
isn't it? And when you hear of companies sticking satellites into space
using GNAT _3.15p_ then there is clearly revenue there that they are
just not getting (and need as much as any other business).
Cheers
-- Martin
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Thread overview: 36+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2005-10-14 15:22 Licences Lucretia
2005-10-14 16:10 ` Licences Marc A. Criley
2005-10-15 9:39 ` Licences Steve Whalen
2005-10-15 9:54 ` Licences Martin Dowie
2005-10-15 10:22 ` Licences Brian May
2005-10-18 0:15 ` Licences Randy Brukardt
2005-10-18 6:25 ` Licences Martin Dowie
2005-10-15 10:18 ` Licences Brian May
2005-10-15 13:37 ` Licences Lucretia
2005-10-15 14:12 ` Licences Jeff Creem
2005-10-15 14:17 ` Licences Martin Dowie
2005-10-15 14:35 ` Licences Pascal Obry
2005-10-18 19:48 ` Licences Marco
2005-10-18 20:50 ` Martin Dowie [this message]
2005-10-18 21:38 ` Licences Ludovic Brenta
2005-10-19 12:47 ` Licences Larry Kilgallen
2005-10-19 14:44 ` Licences Niklas Holsti
2005-10-18 21:45 ` Licences Björn Persson
2005-10-18 20:53 ` Licences Björn Persson
2005-10-15 13:34 ` Licences Lucretia
2005-10-14 16:59 ` Licences Ludovic Brenta
2005-10-14 19:12 ` Licences Jeffrey R. Carter
2005-10-15 13:35 ` Licences Lucretia
2005-10-15 6:47 ` Licences Martin Krischik
2005-10-15 10:10 ` Licences Szymon Guz
2005-10-15 14:23 ` Licences Jeff Creem
2005-10-15 17:28 ` Licences Simon Wright
2005-10-16 10:12 ` Licences Martin Krischik
2005-10-16 10:41 ` Licences Michael Bode
2005-10-16 12:00 ` Licences Martin Krischik
2005-10-16 13:03 ` Licences Michael Bode
2005-10-16 13:13 ` Licences Ludovic Brenta
2005-10-25 20:10 ` Licences Samuel Tardieu
2005-10-25 22:29 ` Licences Ludovic Brenta
2005-10-16 20:02 ` Licences Pascal Obry
2005-10-17 15:46 ` Licences Martin Krischik
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