Joergen Froejk response to Dinesh Vadia: > > If the Haskell community wants Haskell to be a significant product in the > > computer language and software development markets then the only route open > > is to setup a company whose sole purpose is that ... Everything else (for > > the Haskell community) is just wishful thinking. > > Can you mention any example of a company that has been established to maintain > a programming language, except JavaSoft, which can exist only because it is > sponsored by Sun? > > regards, Joergen > This is a little ambiguous question, but in general there are numerous "companies" - sometimes counting 1 or 2 members who produce and sell some particular languages, e. g. graphical/scripting languages for Windows, etc. I could easily cite 20 names... In my previous posting I have mentioned at least 2 bigger enterprises: Schemers Inc. (try to guess what do they sell), and Scientific Interfaces, who commercialize MuPAD. The point is that usually a language implementation is augmented by several goodies. Either already the kernel is adapted to something specific, e. g. the Computer Algebra, or what is really sold is not the compiler/interpreter, but the toolboxes: 3d modelling, music, communication, finances, etc. At least a good interface system, "development studios", "builders", etc. Haskell is still fresh, but we have Haskore, animation packages, etc. So, all this is possible. Jerzy Karczmarczuk University of Caen, Normandy, France.
