From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,FREEMAIL_FROM autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII X-Google-Thread: 103376,5dadc78d94298b82 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-02-12 15:38:17 PST Path: supernews.google.com!sn-xit-02!supernews.com!news.gv.tsc.tdk.com!news.iac.net!news-out.cwix.com!newsfeed.cwix.com!EU.net!npeer.kpnqwest.net!news.tele.dk!212.74.64.35!colt.net!newsfeed00.sul.t-online.de!newsfeed01.sul.t-online.de!newsmm00.sul.t-online.com!t-online.de!news.t-online.com!not-for-mail From: "Juergen Pfeifer" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Misconception about Ada? Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2001 00:35:24 +0100 Organization: Familie Pfeifer Message-ID: <969s06$mid$00$1@news.t-online.com> References: <3A872501.1186F238@uol.com.br> <3A88224D.E58EDB32@ix.netcom.com> <969b33$j2k$1@s1.read.news.oleane.net> <86ae7roed2.fsf@acm.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: news.t-online.com 982020934 00 23117 MgyK1RVSrAYGg 010212 23:35:34 X-Complaints-To: abuse@t-online.com X-Sender: 340028232866-0001@t-dialin.net X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4133.2400 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4133.2400 Xref: supernews.google.com comp.lang.ada:5201 Date: 2001-02-13T00:35:24+01:00 List-Id: > > I responded to ESR about the Jargon file, both in public forums > and by email, and never heard back. > > > > I doubt that ESR will update his Jargon File, even if other guru tell > him so. > You have to understand that the jargon file is intended to be some kind of fun and there is some extend of irony in it. Don't take it as a enceclopedia. Look what's written there about UNIX... I see that Eric tries to find some arguments that sound reasonable but are used simply to hide the fact that he only wants to talk about what he believes he has some expertise. Cheers J�rgen