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,a00006d3c4735d70 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2004-02-03 19:45:14 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news2.google.com!news.maxwell.syr.edu!news.tele.dk!news.tele.dk!small.news.tele.dk!proxad.net!usenet-fr.net!enst.fr!melchior!cuivre.fr.eu.org!melchior.frmug.org!not-for-mail From: "Alexandre E. Kopilovitch" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: In-Out Parameters for functions Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2004 06:56:36 +0300 (MSK) Organization: Cuivre, Argent, Or Message-ID: References: <1075851506.238480@master.nyc.kbcfp.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: lovelace.ada-france.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: melchior.cuivre.fr.eu.org 1075866235 31596 80.67.180.195 (4 Feb 2004 03:43:55 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@melchior.cuivre.fr.eu.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2004 03:43:55 +0000 (UTC) To: comp.lang.ada@ada-france.org Return-Path: In-Reply-To: <1075851506.238480@master.nyc.kbcfp.com>; from Hyman Rosen at Tue, 03 Feb 2004 18:38:26 -0500 X-Mailer: Mail/@ [v2.44 MSDOS] X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new-20030616-p5 (Debian) at ada-france.org X-BeenThere: comp.lang.ada@ada-france.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.3 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:5209 Date: 2004-02-04T06:56:36+03:00 Hyman Rosen wrote: > There are plenty of times where I am convinced that a position I hold > has compelling counter-arguments. This is not one of them. I have yet > to hear why a deliberate ambiguity is better than a definite order. Ah, you just wanted a compelling argument! Sorry, I didn't get you properly earlier - I thought that you wanted to understand. So, here is a compelling argument: consider a deliberate ambiguity in choosing of the next leader of a country in democratic societies, and compare it with quite definite order of that in absolute monarchies and totalitarian (Communists and others) regimes. Which mode you like better? But if you want purely scientific/technical and at the same time compelling and condensed argument then I must disappoint you - you have very little chance for getting it for free, simply asking for it - in this case. For free you can get a hint only, and you already refused it. Well, you have an option: turn to ARA or to some Ada-related vendor and ask them whether they can and will supply you a compelling argument on this matter for $$$. Perhaps they will agree. Alexander Kopilovitch aek@vib.usr.pu.ru Saint-Petersburg Russia