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From: kent@xanth.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Disks 103-110 now available
Message-ID: <3131@xanth.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 1-Nov-87 07:26:10 EST
Article-I.D.: xanth.3131
Posted: Sun Nov  1 07:26:10 1987
Date-Received: Tue, 3-Nov-87 02:32:25 EST
References: <426@mcdsun.UUCP> <428@mcdsun.UUCP>
Reply-To: kent@xanth.UUCP (Kent Paul Dolan)
Organization: Old Dominion University, Norfolk Va.
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Keywords: "Fish disks"
Summary: Goodbye ABSOFT!


[In response to Fred's notice of a bunch of obnoxious distribution
limitations on software developed with ABSOFT's FORTRAN compiler.]

I doubt they'll miss me, but goodbye Absoft!  A compiler is a TOOL,
and that is all it is.  If I were digging ditches, and a shovel
manufacturer asked me to get a license absolving them from all
responsibility for injuries caused by my ditch, or required me to post
a "This ditch dug with an Ajax shovel" notice by every ditch I dug, it
would make about as much sense as Absoft's requirements.

And they also seem to be telling me I can't sell my ditch if any of
the shovel scrapes off on the sides of the ditch.

Bleeah!  And I had heard so MANY nice things about their FORTRAN, and
the earlier posting mentioning lots of not-particularly-FORTRAN
oriented software developed with their compiler seemed to say lots
MORE nice things about it as a development tool.  But I will rot in
Hell before I will put some compiler vendor's ad on the title screen
of software products I sell.  Guess I'll have to spend the money I've
been squirreling away for Absoft FORTRAN on something else.  Wonder
how the new M2Amiga modula 2 compiler looks?

Kent, the (totally weird) man from xanth.

Running for president on a pound of caffeine, an ounce of sense, and a
program of increased exploration and exploitation of space.  Support
your (probably non-existent - get busy!) local branch of the Birthright
Party:  "The birthright of mankind is the stars!"

Hey, it's better than dwelling on your stock portfolio; at least here
you've got a chance for a laugh or two. ;-)  Yum!  Eat them plastic
chickens, brethren!  Call me when I'm elected; 'til then, I'm going to
take a nap.