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: 2002-09-13 09:03:09 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!nycmny1-snh1.gtei.net!chcgil2-snh1.gtei.net!chcgil2-snf1.gtei.net!news.gtei.net!news.binc.net!kilgallen From: Kilgallen@SpamCop.net (Larry Kilgallen) Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Advantage of XML based GUI? (was Re: Ada-inspired OS/Language) Date: 13 Sep 2002 11:02:51 -0600 Organization: LJK Software Message-ID: References: <4519e058.0209101828.cb5ff85@posting.google.com> <3d7f9d3f.920665532@news.cis.dfn.de> <3d80b566.992395741@news.cis.dfn.de> <3D81D690.1949CF65@acm.org> NNTP-Posting-Host: eisner.encompasserve.org X-Trace: grandcanyon.binc.net 1031931632 15023 192.135.80.34 (13 Sep 2002 15:40:32 GMT) X-Complaints-To: abuse@binc.net NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2002 15:40:32 +0000 (UTC) Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:28941 Date: 2002-09-13T11:02:51-06:00 List-Id: In article , Robert A Duff writes: > Marin David Condic writes: > >> ...But whatever you can do to minimize the need for the user >> to mess around with installing and selecting drivers is going to be a >> plus for the OS. > > For each driver installed, the user should be required to reboot the > machine 6 times. While standing on one foot. No, while standing on 5 feet !