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Subject: Re: Advantage of XML based GUI? (was Re: Ada-inspired OS/Language)
Date: 9 Sep 2002 08:27:55 -0600
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In article <slrnanots5.2b2.randhol+news@kiuk0156.chembio.ntnu.no>, Preben Randhol <randhol+news@pvv.org> writes:
> On Sun, 8 Sep 2002 15:14:13 -0700, Robert C. Leif wrote:
>> If Nick Roberts et al. wish to generate some real interest and the
>> ability to raise money, call it XMLOS. The GUI would be XML and the
>> insides pure Ada. This is essentially what I suggested in my paper in
>> the last Ada Letters.
> 
> What is the advantage of having the GUI as XML?

I think the point is that XML is trendy.