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=-1.1 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00, PP_MIME_FAKE_ASCII_TEXT autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII X-Google-Thread: 103376,3cd3b8571c28b75f X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2003-08-21 14:12:49 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!cyclone.bc.net!in.100proofnews.com!in.100proofnews.com!cycny01.gnilink.net!cyclone1.gnilink.net!spamkiller2.gnilink.net!nwrdny03.gnilink.net.POSTED!53ab2750!not-for-mail From: "Stephane Richard" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada References: <3F44BC65.4020203@noplace.com> Subject: Re: A Customer's Request For Open Source Software X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 Message-ID: Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2003 21:12:49 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 141.149.82.54 X-Complaints-To: abuse@verizon.net X-Trace: nwrdny03.gnilink.net 1061500369 141.149.82.54 (Thu, 21 Aug 2003 17:12:49 EDT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2003 17:12:49 EDT Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:41771 Date: 2003-08-21T21:12:49+00:00 List-Id: And where can I look at this APQ ? :-) -- St�phane Richard Senior Software and Technology Supervisor http://www.totalweb-inc.com For all your hosting and related needs "Warren W. Gay VE3WWG" wrote in message news:ica1b.638$9a2.34465@news20.bellglobal.com... > Marin David Condic wrote: > > > Someone pointed me at the foloowing article: > > > > http://news.com.com/2008-1082_3-5065859.html?tag=lh > > Very interesting article. > > > Its an interesting conversation with the CEO of Ernie Ball - the guitar > > string manufacturer. Apparently they totally dumped Micro$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 >