Re: Ada Operating System

["Marin David Condic" <dont.bother.mcondic.auntie.spam@[acm.org>]

"Wes Groleau" <wesgroleau@despammed.com> wrote in message
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>
> Good point!  OTOH, it did have _some_ geek appeal--the idea of an
> open source, no cost operating system.  And of course, AdaOS would
> have the same appeal--were it not for the fact that it's written in
> "the dreaded Ada"
>
I kind of meant at the point in time when there was no Linux code at all.
Once there was code available to play with, it started breeding geeks who
wanted to play with it. Not unlike leaving a mayonase jar out in the sun...
:-)

I think there are enough Ada-Geeks (do we get pocket protectors with a
special logo to identify us? :-) out there who would start playing with an
OS if there was some usable core available. Not *all* geeks (or at least
freebie software developers) program in C.


>
> True again.  I have always laughed at the "no user-serviceable
> parts inside" stickers.  As a result, I've fixed a few things
> that supposedly can't be fixed.  (Made a few worse, too, but
> came out ahead overall.)
>
You know its bad when the last step in assembling a Heath kit is to afix the
"No user-servicable parts inside" sticker to the project you just built.

The "Guy" Test:

You are visited by space aliens who give you a mysterious black box with
buttons and lights and switches on it. They claim it can bring about world
peace, put an end to starvation and cure all disease. You:

a) Take it to the President of the United States.

b) Take it to the United Nations

c) Take it apart.

MDC
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