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=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham 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: 2003-09-01 03:03:04 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!logbridge.uoregon.edu!uio.no!ntnu.no!not-for-mail From: Preben Randhol Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: A Customer's Request For Open Source Software Date: Mon, 1 Sep 2003 10:03:03 +0000 (UTC) Organization: Norwegian university of science and technology Message-ID: References: <3F44BC65.4020203@noplace.com> <3F460D73.7090801@noplace.com> <20030822153839.5ec5c918.david@realityrift.com> <20030822184004.7e8c53bf.david@realityrift.com> <3F4769A7.6020503@noplace.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: kiuk0152.chembio.ntnu.no Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: tyfon.itea.ntnu.no 1062410583 1049 129.241.83.78 (1 Sep 2003 10:03:03 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@itea.ntnu.no NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 1 Sep 2003 10:03:03 +0000 (UTC) User-Agent: slrn/0.9.7.4 (Linux) Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:42027 Date: 2003-09-01T10:03:03+00:00 List-Id: Jan Kroken wrote: > Preben Randhol writes: > >> If you want to write open source software in the free time it must be >> for either of two reasons: >> >> 1) You are making the software for yourself, but don't mind sharing >> it with others. >> >> 2) You are making the software with an intent to one day perhaps be >> able to make a professional version you can sell with a support >> license. > > Is it ok if I use this as an example of the dangers of strong typing? :) If you explain what you mean first :-) -- �I think fish is nice, but then I think that rain is wet. So who am I to judge.� - The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy (radioplay)