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 05:48:09 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!nntp.cs.ubc.ca!cyclone.bc.net!newsfeed.telusplanet.net!prodigy.com!newsmst01.news.prodigy.com!prodigy.com!postmaster.news.prodigy.com!newssvr11.news.prodigy.com.POSTED!not-for-mail From: "Pat Rogers" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada 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> Subject: Re: Hijacking a Thread was RE: New Ada compiler for .NET X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2720.3000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 Message-ID: <_RvZ9.24$Yd4.73802977@newssvr11.news.prodigy.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: 208.191.177.99 X-Complaints-To: abuse@prodigy.net X-Trace: newssvr11.news.prodigy.com 1043761658 ST000 208.191.177.99 (Tue, 28 Jan 2003 08:47:38 EST) NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2003 08:47:38 EST Organization: Prodigy Internet http://www.prodigy.com X-UserInfo1: OP]QRACE[BWMQ_H]]ZN@_TDAYZOZ@GXOXJXNMRQIMASJETAANVW[AKWZE\]^XQWIGNE_[EBL@^_\^JOCQ^RSNVLGTFTKHTXHHP[NB\_C@\SD@EP_[KCXX__AGDDEKGFNB\ZOKLRNCY_CGG[RHT_UN@C_BSY\G__IJIX_PLSA[CCFAULEY\FL\VLGANTQQ]FN Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2003 13:47:38 GMT Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:33486 Date: 2003-01-28T13:47:38+00:00 List-Id: "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. "Its hard to be cynical when you're constantly amazed."