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-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,c62a5e526aafd9d4 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-09-21 07:19:47 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!newsfeed.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!canoe.uoregon.edu!hammer.uoregon.edu!skates!not-for-mail From: Stephen Leake Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Windows CE? Date: 21 Sep 2001 10:13:25 -0400 Organization: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Message-ID: References: <3ba873c7.9907836@news.demon.co.uk> <5ee5b646.0109200656.62a7bb3e@posting.google.com> <3bab04cd.4954954@news.demon.co.uk> NNTP-Posting-Host: anarres.gsfc.nasa.gov Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: skates.gsfc.nasa.gov 1001081663 15208 128.183.220.71 (21 Sep 2001 14:14:23 GMT) X-Complaints-To: dscoggin@cne-odin.gsfc.nasa.gov NNTP-Posting-Date: 21 Sep 2001 14:14:23 GMT User-Agent: Gnus/5.0808 (Gnus v5.8.8) Emacs/20.7 Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:13229 Date: 2001-09-21T14:14:23+00:00 List-Id: john.mccabe@emrad.com.nospam (John McCabe) writes: > > Of course you can justify not doing so by saying there is no demand > for such a product but this may be one of these cases where people > don't even stop to consider that there may be an alternative to M$ > eVC++ and eVB unless the alternative is very visible. I read Robert's post as saying something like: "If you want us to consider producing such a product, please make a formal request for an evaluation thru our sales office". That sounds like a reasonable request to me. If a product you want isn't listed on GNAT's current product list, you have to ask for it! Otherwise they have no way of knowing you want it. Robert is simply saying that asking on comp.lang.ada is _not_ sufficient; asking on sales@gnat.com will get attention. It may not get you the product immediately, but if enough people ask, they may be willing to fund the development on their own. When you ask on sales@gnat.com, be sure to say how much you spent on the alternative MS tools, and how much more you would be willing to spend on Ada tools. Money talks; ACT listens. -- -- Stephe