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 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,7ee10ec601726fbf X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-11-11 12:11:11 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news2.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!logbridge.uoregon.edu!news.huji.ac.il!not-for-mail From: "Ehud Lamm" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: why not Date: Sun, 11 Nov 2001 22:02:34 +0200 Organization: The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Message-ID: <9smloi$qkr$1@news.huji.ac.il> References: <3BC5D730.DA950CC7@boeing.com> <9q4pa7$1ad$1@nh.pace.co.uk> <3BC6ACC8.23EF21BC@free.fr> <3BC71F54.1FFE78FA@boeing.com> <1KGx7.26476$ev2.35117@www.newsranger.com> <3BC7AD82.2A0CCCD4@acm.org> <9qhiqr$af0$1@nh.pace.co.uk> <1nDC7.180$6S7.92255364@newssvr11.news.prodigy.com> <9rjsak$bp3$1@nh.pace.co.uk> <9rs3vn$em6$1@nh.pace.co.uk> NNTP-Posting-Host: di4-32.dialin.huji.ac.il X-Trace: news.huji.ac.il 1005509204 27291 132.64.14.32 (11 Nov 2001 20:06:44 GMT) X-Complaints-To: abuse@news.huji.ac.il NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 11 Nov 2001 20:06:44 +0000 (UTC) X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2014.211 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2014.211 Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:16291 Date: 2001-11-11T22:02:34+02:00 List-Id: Marin David Condic wrote in message news:9rs3vn$em6$1@nh.pace.co.uk... > There are a million possible component libraries. Is it possible to get just > one accepted as a "standard"? Maybe not, if it requires 100% agreement among > all the potential users. > Indeed. That's why 100% agrrement is not a good goal to strive for. We need something usable, extendable, and most importantly understandable... Ehud