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Warren W. Gay  wrote:
> I am not saying it shouldn't be done, but I think you've overly
> trivialized it. 8-)

No I haven't. I have made something 99,95 percent of Ada ordinary users
could use. Successfully.The issues you raise complicates matters and creates
confusion. It is the stuff you put in a specialized library. It is NOT
something for the unwashed masses.

PLEASE read "The Inmates Are Running The Asylum". Less is more! Focus on
something to do well.


> I think most people would settle for a good TCP
> level API for applications. But this would need to include naming
> services at a minimum, and ideally Ada streams with
> endian neutral I/O to be truly useful.

That is extras!

> It would also be useful for Ada0X to include some extensions to the
> distributed annex to consider standard ways to authenticate. This is
> perhaps one of the biggest thorn patches for distributed computing in
> hostile environments. I would love to see SSL (perhaps) as a builtin
> selectable option for the channel filter for example.

I would not mind having that, but it is still extras.


greetings,