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=-1.3 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,MAILING_LIST_MULTI, REPLYTO_WITHOUT_TO_CC autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,a1ce307c10055549 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-12-08 06:44:03 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!syros.belnet.be!news.belnet.be!fr.usenet-edu.net!usenet-edu.net!enst.fr!not-for-mail From: "Steven Deller" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: RE: IBM Acquires Rational Ada Date: Sun, 8 Dec 2002 08:45:08 -0600 Organization: Smooth Sailing LLC Sender: comp.lang.ada-admin@ada.eu.org Message-ID: Reply-To: comp.lang.ada@ada.eu.org NNTP-Posting-Host: marvin.enst.fr Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: avanie.enst.fr 1039358642 29934 137.194.161.2 (8 Dec 2002 14:44:02 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@enst.fr NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 8 Dec 2002 14:44:02 +0000 (UTC) Return-Path: X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.2627 In-Reply-To: <3DF2A483.EC512CDF@adaworks.com> X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4910.0300 Importance: Normal X-RBL-Warning: This E-mail came from 67.250.208.79, a potential spam source listed in OSDUL. X-Note: This E-mail was scanned for spam. Errors-To: comp.lang.ada-admin@ada.eu.org X-BeenThere: comp.lang.ada@ada.eu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.13 Precedence: bulk X-Reply-To: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Id: comp.lang.ada mail<->news gateway List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: comp.lang.ada-admin@ada.eu.org X-BeenThere: comp.lang.ada@ada.eu.org Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:31550 Date: 2002-12-08T08:45:08-06:00 Richard, I'd bet that when the smoke clears, Rational Ada will live on pretty much as now. It is possible that IBM will actually add support for it. It can't go away -- too many large users of Rational Ada (who are also IBM customers) will bring pressure to keep support of the product. Granted that's a guess, but it is an "educated" guess. If nothing else, it should make you a bit more optimistic. By the way -- during the transition, I'd bet there could be some momentary ignorance that causes a termination notice, but I'd also bet (if it occurs) that a retraction will occur within 2 days. It all depends on how well IBM does their due diligence. Regards, Steve > Alas, no hint of what will become of Rational Ada. If anyone at IBM > realizes the power of the Rational Ada product, it could be great for > Ada and for IBM. I wish I could be optimistic about this. > > Richard Riehle