Re: GUI was Re: why Ada is so unpopular ?

[Mark Lorenzen <mark.lorenzen@ofir.dk>]

"Warren W. Gay VE3WWG" <warren@ve3wwg.tk> writes:

> It also doesn't help that some projects are in turmoil at the
> moment. For example, the XFree86 project was recently reported
> on slashdot that it was disbanding. Meanwhile, there is another
> group working on the Y protocol (which sounds interesting). As
> you have said, there is much competition on the GUI front, that
> builds on top of these protocols in the UNIX world.
>
> So as an Open Sourced developer, you ideally _want_ to choose a
> winner and something that isn't going to radically change. Change
> requires you to constantly go back and revise previously completed
> work (something I avoid, since I like to move onto newer things).
>
> But as I see it presently, there is no clear winner for portable
> GUIs. As mentioned, GtkAda seems to be the most logical choice
> for Ada programmers.
> -- 
> Warren W. Gay VE3WWG
> http://ve3wwg.tk

Just to set the record straight: The XFree86 project is *not*
disbanding. It is the XFree86 Core Team that is disbanding - simply
because the discussions for a long time has taken place on the mailing
list envolving all developers and not just the core team. Instead of a
core team that was supposed to monitor/guide/discuss development of
the X server, task forces may now be created to solve specific
problems.

In short: The XFree86 project is alive and kicking.

- Mark Lorenzen