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-Thread: 103376,c406e0c4a6eb74ed X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit Path: g2news1.google.com!news1.google.com!news.glorb.com!cyclone1.gnilink.net!spamkiller2.gnilink.net!gnilink.net!trndny06.POSTED!c2bfcbcf!not-for-mail Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: ADA Popularity Discussion Request References: <49dc98cf.0408110556.18ae7df@posting.google.com> Message-ID: From: "Ed Falis" Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; delsp=yes; charset=us-ascii MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit User-Agent: Opera M2/7.54 (Linux, build 751) Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2004 23:20:35 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 141.154.17.233 X-Complaints-To: abuse@verizon.net X-Trace: trndny06 1092352835 141.154.17.233 (Thu, 12 Aug 2004 19:20:35 EDT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2004 19:20:35 EDT Xref: g2news1.google.com comp.lang.ada:2703 Date: 2004-08-12T23:20:35+00:00 List-Id: On Thu, 12 Aug 2004 22:41:27 GMT, Richard Riehle wrote: > Are the Ada 83 compiler publishers partly to blame because > of their greed or shortsightedness? Well, maybe not entirely, > but there are those in our community who do see it that way. > > Richard Riehle After putting 16 years of my life into working for one of those Ada 83 (and 95) compiler publishers, and constantly striving to put good value products on the street, making zero profit year after year, I have to say I resent these remarks. There are plenty of other "members of the community" at whom fingers could be pointed. But I'll refrain because it won't change a thing. - Ed -- "When I was a kid, I wanted to grow up to be a wise man. Somehow, I just turned out to be a wise guy".