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 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,88ed72d98e6b3457 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2003-10-06 16:39:58 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!headwall.stanford.edu!newshub.sdsu.edu!elnk-nf2-pas!newsfeed.earthlink.net!stamper.news.pas.earthlink.net!stamper.news.atl.earthlink.net!newsread1.news.atl.earthlink.net.POSTED!not-for-mail Message-ID: <3F81FD3F.9080206@noplace.com> From: Marin David Condic User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.0.1) Gecko/20020823 Netscape/7.0 (OEM-HPQ-PRS1C03) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Standard Library Interest? References: <71028628.nntQ5kSnyN@linux1.krischik.com> <3F8037DE.5040609@noplace.com> <3023389.1fXOZZXUEz@linux1.krischik.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Mon, 06 Oct 2003 23:39:58 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 209.165.24.173 X-Complaints-To: abuse@earthlink.net X-Trace: newsread1.news.atl.earthlink.net 1065483598 209.165.24.173 (Mon, 06 Oct 2003 16:39:58 PDT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 06 Oct 2003 16:39:58 PDT Organization: EarthLink Inc. -- http://www.EarthLink.net Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:345 Date: 2003-10-06T23:39:58+00:00 List-Id: If it were big enough, it might not stall. But how do you get it "Big Enough"? It needs some kind of backing/support/endorsement by the Powers That Be in order to get the momentum it needs to be "big enough". MDC Martin Krischik wrote: > > You are right in some respect. However I belive that if there where enough > volunteers a critical mass would be reached and the project would not stall > any more. > > Take Pyhon as an example: > > http://sourceforge.net/softwaremap/trove_list.php?form_cat=178 > > With Regards > > Martin -- ====================================================================== Marin David Condic I work for: http://www.belcan.com/ My project is: http://www.jsf.mil/NSFrames.htm Send Replies To: m c o n d i c @ a c m . o r g "All reformers, however strict their social conscience, live in houses just as big as they can pay for." --Logan Pearsall Smith ======================================================================