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,FREEMAIL_FROM autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Received: by 2002:a24:160f:: with SMTP id a15-v6mr6783471ita.7.1531226181085; Tue, 10 Jul 2018 05:36:21 -0700 (PDT) X-Received: by 2002:aca:c744:: with SMTP id x65-v6mr5846621oif.2.1531226180864; Tue, 10 Jul 2018 05:36:20 -0700 (PDT) Path: eternal-september.org!reader01.eternal-september.org!reader02.eternal-september.org!feeder.eternal-september.org!tncsrv06.tnetconsulting.net!weretis.net!feeder6.news.weretis.net!feeder.usenetexpress.com!feeder-in1.iad1.usenetexpress.com!border1.nntp.dca1.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!g2-v6no4383200itf.0!news-out.google.com!l67-v6ni7914itl.0!nntp.google.com!d7-v6no7450377itj.0!postnews.google.com!glegroupsg2000goo.googlegroups.com!not-for-mail Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2018 05:36:20 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <56f5fa2f-7790-4208-bd13-ddb08fc09a1a@googlegroups.com> Complaints-To: groups-abuse@google.com Injection-Info: glegroupsg2000goo.googlegroups.com; posting-host=90.197.114.51; posting-account=L2-UcQkAAAAfd_BqbeNHs3XeM0jTXloS NNTP-Posting-Host: 90.197.114.51 References: <1c73f159-eae4-4ae7-a348-03964b007197@googlegroups.com> <878t9nemrl.fsf@nightsong.com> <51e6f75e-6c39-49c5-949e-bf92a9dbf96a@googlegroups.com> <3c4cd2b3-6b1f-41b4-a889-269689239612@googlegroups.com> <87fu0rlmew.fsf@adaheads.home> <56f5fa2f-7790-4208-bd13-ddb08fc09a1a@googlegroups.com> User-Agent: G2/1.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-ID: <3fd82ea6-f8af-41c6-ae34-71ba59964282@googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: How to get Ada to ?cross the chasm?? From: Lucretia Injection-Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2018 12:36:21 +0000 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Xref: reader02.eternal-september.org comp.lang.ada:53753 Date: 2018-07-10T05:36:20-07:00 List-Id: On Tuesday, 10 July 2018 13:06:57 UTC+1, Dan'l Miller wrote: > Hmmm, what an interesting microstrategy. As long as this is just mention= ing textual proper-noun names, not deemed as excessive =E2=80=98advertising= =E2=80=99 via spammy URLs, this is an excellent idea=E2=80=94not just on c.= l.a, but everywhere: StackOverflow, Slashdot, Reddit, and so forth. >=20 > A corollary is: What can be done to FSF GNAT to make it that no one woul= d even =E2=80=A2want=E2=80=A2 to download AdaCore's GPL Community Editions = at all, ever, in the first place? I.e., what is deficient in FSF GNAT that= , if improved, would cause FSF GNAT to practically eclipse all desire throu= ghout humankind for AdaCore's GPL Community Editions to the point where peo= ple only talk of FSF GNAT as the premier brandname, never of AdaCore's GPL = Community Editions? It would need to be updated more often than it is and not be as buggy.