Re: A Customer's Request For Open Source Software

["Stephane Richard" <stephane.richard@verizon.net>]

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And where can I look at this APQ ? :-)

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"Warren W. Gay VE3WWG" <ve3wwg@cogeco.ca> wrote in message
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> Marin David Condic wrote:
>
> > Someone pointed me at the foloowing article:
> >
> > http://news.com.com/2008-1082_3-5065859.html?tag=lh
>
> Very interesting article.
>
> > Its an interesting conversation with the CEO of Ernie Ball - the guitar
> > string manufacturer. Apparently they totally dumped Micro$oft in favor
> > of open source software after getting sued for license infringements.
> >
> > The interesting part for Ada is that the CEO is identifying some major
> > holes in the "Open Source" world that he thinks need to be filled. It
> > would be wise to listen to a successful business customer who might pick
> > up on something written in Ada and start using it if it were
available...
> >
> >  From the article:
> >
> > -------------------------------------------------------------------
> >  You've pretty much gotten by with off-the-shelf software. Was it tough
> > to find everything you needed in the open-source world?
> > Yeah, there are some things that are tough to find, like payroll
> > software. We found something, and it works well. But the developers need
> > to start writing the real-world applications people need to run a
> > business...engineering, art and design tools, that kind of
> > stuff...They're all trying to build servers that already exist and do a
> > whole bunch of stuff that's already out there...I think there's a lot of
> > room to not just create an alternative to Microsoft but really take the
> > next step and do something new.
> > ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > MDC
>
> I would have to agree. It would seem that there is plenty of interest
> in making server and kernel enhancements, but much less support in
> getting actual applications done.
>
> I am very interested in doing applications myself. The problem is that
> I want to do them strictly in Ada95, for all the reasons we know and
> love. So right now, my time is spent building up a series of important
> language bindings, one of which is APQ.
>
> *APQ PLUG*  ;-)
>
> My first version of APQ only supported PostgreSQL in an object oriented,
> ODBC-less API. I am now in the process of generalizing that API, and
> adding a MySQL binding (the packages now split between APQ.PostgreSQL
> and APQ.MySQL). With the new binding in place, you'll will only
> need to tweak a few things in your application, and then be able to switch
> from PostgreSQL to MySQL, or vice versa with a recompile. Alternatively,
> you could access them both if you have a reason to. Go to the home page
> below, and follow the "Current Development: APQ Version 2.0 " link for
> other late breaking details, and issues.
>
> I have one other major binding in the works, but it is a larger effort,
> and will need more development. But this is another essential piece
> for my application development.
>
> The point of all of this is that the pieces for building applications
> are slowly falling into place. I figure another year of my own effort
> is required, before I can start to work on the "fun stuff". I think
> there are signs of other pieces falling into place as well (I need
> to check out the new GtkAda for example).
>
> -- 
> Warren W. Gay VE3WWG
> http://home.cogeco.ca/~ve3wwg
>