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=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 Path: eternal-september.org!reader01.eternal-september.org!reader02.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!mx02.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Simon Clubley Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: F-22 ADA Programming Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2014 21:32:08 +0000 (UTC) Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Message-ID: References: <220f97ab-9aa2-4961-b140-2b271c3ab99a@googlegroups.com> <99759c3f-a35f-4745-a8fd-2fb6ab6fb1aa@googlegroups.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Injection-Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2014 21:32:08 +0000 (UTC) Injection-Info: mx02.eternal-september.org; posting-host="fd995031d0aca829697d1c35e659d614"; logging-data="11340"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1+TSk0SNURd3Vf5GP1GNxe4CHNGZaxjo2w=" User-Agent: slrn/0.9.9p1 (Linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:pc18v1xzfwiX9tEOL5w6By5aQIc= Xref: news.eternal-september.org comp.lang.ada:22875 Date: 2014-10-28T21:32:08+00:00 List-Id: On 2014-10-28, Jeffrey Carter wrote: > And Simon Clubley wrote: > >> I am currently learning how to write a small extension for Android >> Firefox because the Android version of Firefox doesn't support the >> extension I use on the desktop version of Firefox. >> >> Should I not implement this extension (and hence do without it's >> functionality) simply because I can't implement it in Ada ? > > Denying one's own comfort or convenience for the greater good is generally the > essence of ethical problems. As such, rather than use an error- and > security-vulnerability-filled browser, you should deny yourself the > functionality while you write a better browser in Ada and give it away. > with Good_Natured_Response; use Good_Natured_Response; Sometimes you make a religious fanatic sound like a bleeding heart liberal by comparison. :-) Simon. (European liberal, so I know of what I speak. :-)) -- Simon Clubley, clubley@remove_me.eisner.decus.org-Earth.UFP Microsoft: Bringing you 1980s technology to a 21st century world