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,FREEMAIL_FROM autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,714a8558b02b32bb X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2004-01-21 14:18:42 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news2.google.com!news.maxwell.syr.edu!newsfeed1.uni2.dk!news.get2net.dk.POSTED!53ab2750!not-for-mail Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: GUI was Re: why Ada is so unpopular ? References: <400D2B87.3090206@noplace.com> From: Mark Lorenzen User-Agent: Gnus/5.1002 (Gnus v5.10.2) Emacs/21.3 (gnu/linux) Message-ID: Cancel-Lock: sha1:M8HRNGnsNrZmX0+rNBfdQ1MVXtw= MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2004 05:11:39 +0100 NNTP-Posting-Host: 82.180.17.198 X-Complaints-To: abuse@colt-telecom.dk X-Trace: news.get2net.dk 1074723521 82.180.17.198 (Wed, 21 Jan 2004 23:18:41 CET) NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2004 23:18:41 CET Organization: Colt Telecom Kunde Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:4618 Date: 2004-01-19T05:11:39+01:00 List-Id: "Warren W. Gay VE3WWG" 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