Re: Ichibah flames, and flames out over, Ada 9X

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In article <SRCTRAN.93Feb16213209@world.std.com> srctran@world.std.com (Gregory
 Aharonian) writes:
>   The following article was in the February 15, 1993, issue of Government
>Computer News, cover page.  It mentions an Internet exchange which apparently
>skipped over comp.lang.ada.  Anyways, here it is.
>
>Greg Aharonian
>Source Translation & Optimization
>
>[GCN Article Deleted]
>
>Again, did this stuff ever float over comp.lang.ada ?

No, in fact, it didn't.  Not that I really felt it should.  I do
believe, however, that his "goodbye letter" can be found somewhere
in the Mapping Revision Team comments (available via public ftp from
ajpo.sei.cmu.edu under the directory public/ada9x/mrtcomments).  I'd
suggest that you look back around late October.  I seem to recall he
wrote that letter at the same time Tri-Ada was going on.  I believe
he also used it as a platform to make a final protest against the
"with private" clause for tagged types.  Speaking of tagged types,
it was my impression that this was Mr. Ichbiah's most sour grape.
He was rather insistent on creating a class-based language, rather
than the tagged types that we have now.  Although I agreed with him
on quite a few points, Tucker's counterpoints were far more
compelling.  

Personally, I'm diasppointed that Jean left.  When a knowledgeable
antagonist leaves a group like the MRT's reviewers, there's always
a chance that the health of the 9X project will suffer.  However, if
you'll look at the MRT comments, you'll find that there's still
PLENTY of knowledgeable antagonists out there.  Right, Tuck? :-)

dgw
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