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From: Simon Wright <simon@pushface.org>
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Subject: Re: AdaCore ... the Next SCO?
Date: Sat, 01 Jul 2006 09:48:51 +0100
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Martin Dowie <martin.dowie@btopenworld.com> writes:

> Simon Wright wrote:

>> OK, every so often we contemplate programming our systems in VB or
>> Java, wiser heads prevail, but C++ is a real challenge; and not
>> because it's GPL-free, but because it's easier to get people with
>> it on their CVs.
>
> Is it easy to get really /good/ C++ people though...

Hence the phrasing ...