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: 103376,630c12e823d1bdf4 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2003-01-28 07:31:29 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!nntp.cs.ubc.ca!nntp-relay.ihug.net!ihug.co.nz!news.compaq.com!paloalto-snf1.gtei.net!mtvwca1-snh1.ops.genuity.net!nycmny1-snh1.gtei.net!chcgil2-snf1.gtei.net!news.gtei.net!news.binc.net!kilgallen From: Kilgallen@SpamCop.net (Larry Kilgallen) Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Hijacking a Thread was RE: New Ada compiler for .NET Date: 28 Jan 2003 09:31:21 -0600 Organization: LJK Software Message-ID: References: <1040653133.613605@master.nyc.kbcfp.com> <3e18f3f3_1@news.tm.net.my> <6KwmrO7CZtnj@eisner.encompasserve.org> <1041910244.361888@master.nyc.kbcfp.com> <3E1E5604.5030209@nospam.adrianhoe.com> <3E1EA349.6B97C328@adaworks.com> <_RvZ9.24$Yd4.73802977@newssvr11.news.prodigy.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: eisner.encompasserve.org X-Trace: grandcanyon.binc.net 1043767847 32014 192.135.80.34 (28 Jan 2003 15:30:47 GMT) X-Complaints-To: abuse@binc.net NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2003 15:30:47 +0000 (UTC) Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:33492 Date: 2003-01-28T09:31:21-06:00 List-Id: In article <_RvZ9.24$Yd4.73802977@newssvr11.news.prodigy.com>, "Pat Rogers" writes: > "Colin Paul Gloster" wrote in message > news:slrnb3a9p3.ph5.Colin_Paul_Gloster@camac.dcu.ie... >> Richard Riehle wrote in news:3E1EA349.6B97C328@adaworks.com : >> >> "[..] >> >> It can be conjectured that the DoD mandate was, in part responsible >> for the resistance to Ada, but not because it was designed for > weapon >> systems. [..]" >> >> How widespread such campaigns were I do not know, but I once was > told by >> somebody that he and others involved in university (not in America) > had >> successfully campaigned against Ada being taught. This person told > me that >> he and his colleagues campaigned against Ada not because of the > amount of >> money involved, but because they were against war. > > I bet he and his little friends used email to coordinate their > efforts. Certainly email existed without DoD funding. It is TCP/IP that they funded, and without that there would be other protocols. To date the alternatives do not seem to have prevailed, so the campaign will need more effort.