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"Richard  Riehle" <adaworks@earthlink.net> writes:

> as it is, we will have a difficult time digging Ada out of the hole
> it is now in.   It has been suggested we rename the language. I


Renaming Ada 200x would probably help to spark some interest.

Right now, people go," Ada, Oh we know all about that <snigger>"
when the truth is that they know sweet f*ck all about Ada.

All they know is the usual folklore ( slow, clunky, old, obsolete, large,
Pascal with COBOL bolted on etc )

Renaming the next version, would spark some interest, but would
not by itself be enough to keep interest.