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From: rodney@wat.hookup.net
Subject: Re: Is Ada likely to survive ?
Date: 1997/08/06
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In article <5sag85$9n2@portal.gmu.edu>,
  herwin@osf1.gmu.edu (HARRY R. ERWIN) wrote:

> 'POSIX compliance' (read 'sorta like UNIX') is the operating system
> version of the Ada mandate.  Interestingly, Windows NT is 'POSIX
> compliant' to ensure that it can be bid on Govt contracts that require it,
> and (IMHO) is nearly useless when it is used that way. (Is my cynicism
> showing?)

:-) yes. Similar to why NASA (for SEWP) and the US Air Force contract
with Hughs Data Systems say that OpenNT must be on the NT boxes for
purchase. OpenNT replaces the MS POSIX subsystem with a Unix for NT. This
means Unix code is really at home on an NT box. It'll likely take the
cynicism away :-)

> Cheers--
> Harry Erwin, Internet: herwin@gmu.edu,
> Web Page: http://osf1.gmu.edu/~herwin
> PhD student in computational neuroscience (how bats echolocate)

                                             ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ cool.

- Rodney Ruddock

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