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: 103376,55958fd991db66fe X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-09-16 04:47:59 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!headwall.stanford.edu!newsfeed.news2me.com!newsfeed2.earthlink.net!newsfeed.earthlink.net!stamper.news.pas.earthlink.net!stamper.news.atl.earthlink.net!harp.news.atl.earthlink.net!not-for-mail From: "Marin David Condic" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Advantage of XML based GUI? (was Re: Ada-inspired OS/Language) Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2002 07:47:33 -0400 Organization: MindSpring Enterprises Message-ID: References: <4519e058.0209101828.cb5ff85@posting.google.com> <3d7f9d3f.920665532@news.cis.dfn.de> <3d80b566.992395741@news.cis.dfn.de> <3d822b59.1088140942@news.cis.dfn.de> NNTP-Posting-Host: d1.56.b5.b9 X-Server-Date: 16 Sep 2002 11:47:59 GMT X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2314.1300 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2314.1300 Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:29013 Date: 2002-09-16T11:47:59+00:00 List-Id: Thats how Linux got some traction. A server doesn't necessarily have to have thousands of diverse apps available to be usable. Nick's notion of making the OS highly distributed muight lend itself to this - a scalable server with high security. MDC -- ====================================================================== Marin David Condic I work for: http://www.belcan.com/ My project is: http://www.jast.mil/ Send Replies To: m c o n d i c @ a c m . o r g "I'd trade it all for just a little more" -- Charles Montgomery Burns, [4F10] ====================================================================== Preben Randhol wrote in message news:slrnaob4nb.o7.randhol+abuse@kiuk0152.chembio.ntnu.no... > > I guess the server-market is easier to target first. Say a secure AdaOS > runnig a f.ex AWS server. That would have been fun. >