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From: jsa@alexandria (Jon S Anthony)
Subject: Re: Garbage Collection in Ada
Date: 1996/10/21
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In article <dewar.845692633@merv> dewar@merv.cs.nyu.edu (Robert Dewar) writes:

> Jon said
> 
> "Robert.  Sometimes you amaze me.  What makes you think any such
> interest would be there if the DSA had NOT BEEN INCLUDED????
> Hmmmm????"
> 
> 
> Sorry, I am not sure I understand, included in what?
> 
> 
> Included in GNAT? Well it certainly was not at first!
> 
> Included in  Ada 95? The best answer there is Corba, there is at least
> as much interest in using Corba as a distribution mechanism as there is
> in using the Annex E facilities, so inclusion in the RM is not the key!
> 
> The interest in these things comes from application requirements!

I really meant "included in the RM" and probably should have tossed in
a smilely or two.  Yes, the interest comes from application
requirements.  The interest you say which is generating _new_ Ada
customers, comes from seeing the DSA as a nice Ada solution to the
requirements.

/Jon
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