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=-2.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,MAILING_LIST_MULTI autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,15267b2c375b45c2 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2003-10-22 22:13:06 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news2.google.com!news.maxwell.syr.edu!newsfeed.stueberl.de!teaser.fr!enst.fr!melchior!cuivre.fr.eu.org!melchior.frmug.org!not-for-mail From: sk Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Ada Component Registry proposal Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2003 00:20:58 -0500 Organization: Cuivre, Argent, Or Message-ID: References: <3F92BEAA.9030004@comcast.net> <3F96B96E.3000707@comcast.net> <3F9739EF.4000608@comcast.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: lovelace.ada-france.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: melchior.cuivre.fr.eu.org 1066885919 90507 80.67.180.195 (23 Oct 2003 05:11:59 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@melchior.cuivre.fr.eu.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2003 05:11:59 +0000 (UTC) To: comp.lang.ada@ada-france.org Return-Path: User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.0.1) Gecko/20020828 X-Accept-Language: en-us, en X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new-20030616-p5 (Debian) at ada-france.org X-BeenThere: comp.lang.ada@ada-france.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.2 Precedence: list List-Id: Gateway to the comp.lang.ada Usenet newsgroup List-Unsubscribe: , List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:1488 Date: 2003-10-23T00:20:58-05:00 rieachus@comcast.net: > ... I would prefer: > > Libraries.Gnat. > Libraries.Claw > Libraries.Linux > Libraries.Windows Personally, I would prefer conceptual, "OS", "Network", "Vendor" at the second level but I also see that this can become very messy. I did like the idea of the tree that was the R1000 environment but at the same time, it became a pain trying to remember where everything was. > Libs. ... Everyone knows that "Libs" means "Libraries" but the shortened form bugs me like acronyms do, anal retentive I know, but why not spell every thing out ? > ... I need to register what exists now. Ah, I was under the impression from the other thread that you were proposing a formal approach before collecting data. Admittedly, I have been having more fun trying to bait Russ, but it seems as if the other thread has become a discussion between MDCondic and WGGay over how to put a library together, either highly competitive or highly cooperative. Regardless, I posted my thoughts to see how others felt and I am not too concerned (not zealous) about any of my issues as long as the process has a certain level of open discussion. > ... I need to register what exists now. ... and from a previous post ... > I think we should be aiming for the future, not the past. Not XOR but there seems to be a certain OR about the two statements :-) -- ------------------------------------------------- -- Merge vertically for real address -- -- s n p @ t . o -- k i e k c c m -------------------------------------------------