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=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,d75494dd10472a30 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-02-13 07:40:05 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!cyclone.bc.net!newsfeed.telusplanet.net!sunqbc.risq.qc.ca!cpk-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!news.gtei.net!newscon02.news.prodigy.com!newsmst01.news.prodigy.com!prodigy.com!postmaster.news.prodigy.com!newssvr11.news.prodigy.com.POSTED!not-for-mail From: "Pat Rogers" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada References: Subject: Re: Ada Components - GRACE Lists X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: 208.191.180.40 X-Complaints-To: abuse@prodigy.net X-Trace: newssvr11.news.prodigy.com 1013614741 ST000 208.191.180.40 (Wed, 13 Feb 2002 10:39:01 EST) NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2002 10:39:01 EST Organization: Prodigy Internet http://www.prodigy.com X-UserInfo1: Q[R_PJSCTS@USVT^ORHL_IXBUSXHQD\MNPWZKB]MPXH@ETUCCNSKQFCY@TXDX_WHSVB]ZEJLSNY\^J[CUVSA_QLFC^RQHUPH[P[NRWCCMLSNPOD_ESALHUK@TDFUZHBLJ\XGKL^NXA\EVHSP[D_C^B_^JCX^W]CHBAX]POG@SSAZQ\LE[DCNMUPG_VSC@VJM Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2002 15:39:01 GMT Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:19968 Date: 2002-02-13T15:39:01+00:00 List-Id: "Marin David Condic" wrote in message news:a4bl8h$6v7$1@nh.pace.co.uk... > You know I've said before that I could get behind that - especially if there > was some agreement on a library forthcoming from the compiler vendors. I'd > hope that if a handful of them expressed an opinion on the subject that some > significant number of us would similarly fall in line. Two of them -- a significant number, really -- have said that they will meet customer demand. In effect, that we have to push it to them, not the other way around. > Still, the GRACE stuff seemed very well thought out and Ted did a great job > of putting together the spec. We seemed to have a fair number of people's > input to it & some modicum of consensus that - if it wasn't exactly loved by > all - it would cause as little grief as possible for most. Maybe we could > declare victory on V0.1 (including only Lists), flesh it out and put it on a > website somewhere? Agree that it should be Public Domain? (GMGPL? Something > Else?) See if it might gain some use & acceptance? Press on with Maps? If it happens, great -- I'll support it, and I believe the vendors will too if enough of us ask for it. I certainly don't mean this as an "I told you so." It's just that over the past 22 years I've seen similar efforts start but not finish.