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From: Al Christians <achrist@easystreet.com>
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Subject: Re: Ada Dot Net ?
Date: Mon, 01 Apr 2002 08:44:16 -0800
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Ted Dennison wrote:
> 
> How is this substantially different from any other CYA warnings you
> see on software today (for example, the famous "not for use in
> safety-critical systems" warning that comes with Java)?
> 

As I understand it, the restriction on use of Java arises 
because the JVM has a garbage collector that may or may not 
run when it wants to, so real-time processing cannot be 
guaranteed.  IAC, the restriction on use of java applies only 
to 'any nuclear facility', which does not include me or my
likely users.

But I'm brave, so I'll tentatively go along with your logic and
assume that there is no difference. This would mean that if there 
were as many users of GtkAda programs as users of java programs, 
and, if developers using GtkAda were enjoying commercial success 
to the same extent as java developers,  and if I had found as 
many good GtkAda applications usable on my machine as I have 
java apps running on my machine, and if a firm as large and 
successful as Sun was as committed to the success of GtkAda as
Sun is committed to the success of java, then I would consider 
using GtkAda.  

Lacking such evidence for high usability of GtkAda, I've got to 
take the warnings on the Gtk for Windows website seriously.


Al