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,LOTS_OF_MONEY autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,7ee10ec601726fbf X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-10-27 11:56:02 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!jfk3-feed1.news.digex.net!dca6-feed2.news.digex.net!intermedia!newsfeed1.cidera.com!Cidera!cpk-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!news.gtei.net!newscon02.news.prodigy.com!newsmst01.news.prodigy.com!prodigy.com!postmaster.news.prodigy.com!newssvr11.news.prodigy.com.POSTED!not-for-mail From: "Pat Rogers" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada References: <3BC30674.BA88AAB6@brighton.ac.uk> <9pvv3t$ves$1@news.huji.ac.il> <3BC5D730.DA950CC7@boeing.com> <9q4pa7$1ad$1@nh.pace.co.uk> <3BC6ACC8.23EF21BC@free.fr> <3BC71F54.1FFE78FA@boeing.com> <1KGx7.26476$ev2.35117@www.newsranger.com> <3BC7AD82.2A0CCCD4@acm.org> <9qhiqr$af0$1@nh.pace.co.uk> Subject: Re: why not X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4522.1200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4522.1200 Message-ID: <1nDC7.180$6S7.92255364@newssvr11.news.prodigy.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: 208.191.176.121 X-Complaints-To: abuse@prodigy.net X-Trace: newssvr11.news.prodigy.com 1004208701 ST000 208.191.176.121 (Sat, 27 Oct 2001 14:51:41 EDT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2001 14:51:41 EDT Organization: Prodigy Internet http://www.prodigy.com X-UserInfo1: Q[R_PJSCTS@USVT^ORHL_IXBUSXHQD\MNPWZKB]MPXHJUZ]CDVW[AKK[J\]^HVKHG^EWZHBLO^[\NH_AZFWGN^\DHNVMX_DHHX[FSQKBOTS@@BP^]C@RHS_AGDDC[AJM_T[GZNRNZAY]GNCPBDYKOLK^_CZFWPGHZIXW@C[AFKBBQS@E@DAZ]VDFUNTQQ]FN Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2001 18:51:41 GMT Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:15303 Date: 2001-10-27T18:51:41+00:00 List-Id: "Pat Rogers" wrote in message news:K1Zy7.12219$hT5.3979715684@newssvr30.news.prodigy.com... > "Marin David Condic" wrote in > message news:9qhiqr$af0$1@nh.pace.co.uk... > > I would again make the appeal that this would constitute "A Good Start" and > > would satisfy a really large percentage of the practical usage. So long as > > the requirements identify the plain vanilla case and that much is agreed on, > > implemented and accepted as the de facto "standard" we could all all the > > exceptional cases as it becomes apparent that they are needed/useful. > > > > Just so long as the structure of the component library lends itself to > > adding the extensions, it would be fine to start with a smaller set just to > > get it going. > > I would argue that the BC's are fine for all the above, they exist already, > and they work. > > > > BTW: Has anybody inquired with ACT, Aonix, RR, et alia, to determine if they > > would have any interest in distributing a component library of any sort? > > I'm pursuing this, and wil post when I find something out. > > > Any vendors reading this who would care to comment? > > Team Ada may be the way to go. I'll post there next. I've received no answers to a post to Team Ada, so I conclude that either 1) the vendors do not have much interest, or 2) they don't follow team Ada. I do know that there is an justifiable unwillingness by at least one vendor to distribute unsupported software of any kind or origin.