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=-0.3 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00, REPLYTO_WITHOUT_TO_CC autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,bc1361a952ec75ca X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-08-22 16:37:20 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!newsfeed.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!headwall.stanford.edu!unlnews.unl.edu!newsfeed.ksu.edu!nntp.ksu.edu!news.okstate.edu!not-for-mail From: David Starner Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Progress on AdaOS (Was: Re: How Ada could have prevented the Red Date: 22 Aug 2001 22:15:15 GMT Organization: Oklahoma State University Message-ID: <9m1atj$9qe1@news.cis.okstate.edu> References: <4a885870.0108112341.7ce02ac0@posting.google.com> <9l6pdo$rlo$1@newsg3.svr.pol.co.uk> <9IFe7.12813$6R6.1221214@news1.cableinet.net> <9lghqu$ac6$1@nh.pace.co.uk> <3B7C3293.76F49097@home.com> <9lhefg$lgd$1@nh.pace.co.uk> <3B7D47F1.25D6FC78@boeing.com> <5ee5b646.0108171856.18631c4c@posting.google.com> <3B7F624B.7294D24F@acm.org> <9lr6je$5hj$1@nh.pace.co.uk> <9ltoi7$4is$1@nh.pace.co.uk> <3B82789B.8D195045@home.com> <9ltuo8$70n$1@nh.pace.co.uk> <9lujcr$aai2@news.cis.okstate.edu> <9m0e48$5he$1@nh.pace.co.uk> Reply-To: dstarner98@aasaa.ofe.org NNTP-Posting-Host: x8b4e52a0.dhcp.okstate.edu User-Agent: slrn/0.9.7.2 (Linux) Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:12299 Date: 2001-08-22T22:15:15+00:00 List-Id: On Wed, 22 Aug 2001 10:03:48 -0400, Marin David Condic wrote: > My contention is that the closer the connection is between > doing some work and seeing some money from it, the more likely you are to > see the work getting done. This is just basic human psychology - ask any > first-year psych student. See "Studies Find Reward Often No Motivator", from the Boston Globe . > Second off, you are not correct in stating that MacOS and Windows## are $0 > in cost. When you buy a computer that has this already installed the cost of > the OS is simply part of the cost of the computer. I knew someone would say this. The point is, it's hard to get a home computer without MacOS or Windows## on it. If I buy a computer (which comes with Windows), I pay $N. If I buy a computer and then buy AdaOS and remove what ever came with the computer, it costs $N + $A. So, effictively, Windows cost me $N - $N = $0. -- David Starner - dstarner98@aasaa.ofe.org Pointless website: http://dvdeug.dhis.org "I don't care if Bill personally has my name and reads my email and laughs at me. In fact, I'd be rather honored." - Joseph_Greg