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Subject: Re: Listing currently maintained libraries for Ada
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On 06/15/2012 05:41 PM, Robert A Duff wrote:
> i3text@gmail.com writes:
>
>> On Thursday, June 14, 2012 10:37:59 PM UTC-7, Jeffrey Carter wrote:
>>> A mature library will be useful but see no
>>> "maintenance activity" because there is no longer anything to change.
>>
>> This is actually the first time I've seen someone take this position,
>> so I've been thinking about when it might be true.
>
> That's kind of a sad commentary on the state of the art, isn't it?
> If you're not constantly fixing bugs (and adding new ones?) people
> consider your project "dead".
>
Indirectly related quote:
"If there are no bugs in your current software your customer might not
feel inclined to pay for the new version. "
(from, of all places, comp.software-eng  - presented as an actual 
position of the poster)

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