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=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Received: by 10.66.196.170 with SMTP id in10mr5141315pac.44.1413075030533; Sat, 11 Oct 2014 17:50:30 -0700 (PDT) X-Received: by 10.182.105.232 with SMTP id gp8mr76967obb.2.1413075030406; Sat, 11 Oct 2014 17:50:30 -0700 (PDT) Path: border2.nntp.dca1.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!uq10no8926091igb.0!news-out.google.com!rp1ni27119igb.0!nntp.google.com!uq10no8926084igb.0!postnews.google.com!glegroupsg2000goo.googlegroups.com!not-for-mail Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Date: Sat, 11 Oct 2014 17:50:30 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <1412919023.2444.107.camel@obry.net> Complaints-To: groups-abuse@google.com Injection-Info: glegroupsg2000goo.googlegroups.com; posting-host=66.176.73.77; posting-account=yiWntAoAAAC1KqC_shmxJYv07B9l6LNU NNTP-Posting-Host: 66.176.73.77 References: <54322bcb$0$293$14726298@news.sunsite.dk> <45107455-131c-415f-a24a-9d68fd7da4d7@googlegroups.com> <35af326e-5601-4b39-b323-d2e406b16b77@googlegroups.com> <8a0db66f-2bb6-49b8-ad3b-781b41ccdca3@googlegroups.com> <549a2774-28f2-4c6c-b39d-406eba70e36e@googlegroups.com> <02c3b60f-9b1a-486a-82b2-351c4ef2589f@googlegroups.com> <1412919023.2444.107.camel@obry.net> User-Agent: G2/1.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-ID: Subject: Re: Why GPL for GNAT hurt(s) the Application Space From: David Botton Injection-Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2014 00:50:30 +0000 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Xref: number.nntp.giganews.com comp.lang.ada:189667 Date: 2014-10-11T17:50:30-07:00 List-Id: I don't think he meant to say that AWS was the reason :) I'd argue it will = be reason people WILL take up Ada as more tools and packages are built on A= WS and Gnoga. Besides as I just asked nice and you had a script in hours prooof enough th= at is not the case.=20 The idea is that Ada for small companies and projects is not so attractive = with the current situation. Something that I think as a community we can ch= ange. I have not approached AdaCore yet about the work I am doing and my roadmap.= However while it has been a mixed bag of reception for many of my ideas pe= rhaps they will see a viable business and community value in returning to a= different license and direct support for some community projects that are = not their core business. We will see. Regardless I believe as I mentioned I have a good business model that can p= roduce a sustainable business for serious Ada developers in the application= space and enough to help fund non gpl encumbered Ada distros.=20 David Botton