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From: slposey@concentric.net (Stephen Posey)
Subject: Re: Assuaging sour grapes :-) [was: newbie Q: storage management]
Date: 1997/05/07
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"John G. Volan" <johnvolan@sprintmail.com> wrote:

>Michael F Brenner wrote:

>> Another reason to open up the group to more people is that this group feels
>> that certain problems have been solved, according to recent posts.

>I said the problems you described _might_ have been solved, but without
>something more than the sketchy description you gave, it's hard to tell.

[deleted, VERY instructive abstract interface example, thank you]


>A standards document such as the Ada95 Reference Manual can't be all
>things to all people.  Its job is to formally specify the language, not
>necessarily to provide a readable tutorial for its use.  There are other
>places you ought to try for such tutorial help, including asking for
>help on comp.lang.ada.  But please work _with_ the folks here.  We're
>generally a friendly bunch, not at all the shadowy cabal of language
>politicos you seem to be painting us as ... :-)

Awwww man! :-(  I've always wanted to be part of a shadowy cabal; you
mean I have to go to some other List to join one? Rats.

Best chuckle I've had in weeks, thanks.

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>     "would be erroneous...or is that just nondeterministic now? :-) ");
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Regards,

Stephen Posey
slposey@concentric.net