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From: Ted Dennison <dennison@telepath.com>
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Subject: Re: Do we need "Mission-Critical" software? Was: What to Do?
Date: Mon, 01 Jan 2001 18:29:00 GMT
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In article <3A50C371.8B7B871@home.com>,
  "Warren W. Gay VE3WWG" <ve3wwg@home.com> wrote:

> I would like to see the Free Software Foundation start developing with
> Ada95.

I think the best way to achieve this would be though steady infiltration
of Ada95 software into their codebase. The folks doing the Gnu Visual
Debugger ( http://libre.act-europe.fr/gvd/ ) are currently making the
best inroads there, but I think a simultanious attack from multiple
fronts might be most effective.


> The GNU Hurd has been slow to develop, but I would love to see a new
> effort started in Ada95 instead, with associated tools written in the
> same. The OS would have a "mission-critical" mission as it affects
> security.  There was someone that has announced that they
> are developing an Ada based kernel, and I wish them luck. However, it
> is such an ambitious undertaking, that I wish for the day when the FSF
> would take it up (or contribute).

You would be referring to AdaOS ( http://www.adaos.org ). If they ever
get started, I don't see why it would be any less viable than Hurd. The
FSF is just a tax-deductable umbrella group. I don't think them "taking
up" a project would really have much practical effect (outside of
evangelizing).

--
T.E.D.

http://www.telepath.com/~dennison/Ted/TED.html


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