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- THE ADA SOFTWARE REPOSITORY (ASR) ON SIMTEL20
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- A repository of Ada programs, software components, and
- educational material has been established on the SIMTEL20 host
- computer on the Defense Data Network. This repository has been
- accessible to any host computer on the network since November 26,
- 1984.
-
- This repository provides a free source for Ada programs and
- information. By employing the File Transfer Protocol (FTP) program,
- users of DDN hosts are able to scan the directories of the repository
- and transfer files to their hosts. If the files are Ada programs,
- they may then compile these programs and use them as they desire.
- Modifying these programs may be within their rights, and they may
- freely distribute these programs within and without the DoD as they
- desire, subject to the restrictions specified for each piece of
- software in its prologue.
-
- The Ada Software Repository is divided into several
- subdirectories. These directories are organized by topic, and their
- names and a brief overview of their topics are contained in the file
- DIRLIST.DOC in PD2:<ADA.GENERAL>.
-
- The Ada Software Repository on SIMTEL20 serves two basic
- roles: to promote the exchange and use (reusability) of Ada programs
- and tools (including components) and to promote Ada education
- (especially by providing several working examples of programs in
- source form for people to study and modify).
-
- All members of the Ada community are encouraged to freely
- extract information and programs from the repository as well as make
- contributions to it. The only restrictions which apply to the access
- and use of this software are presented in the "Distribution and
- Copyright" section of the prologue associated with each piece of
- software.
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