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: 103376,88ed72d98e6b3457 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2003-10-07 01:55:11 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!logbridge.uoregon.edu!uio.no!ntnu.no!not-for-mail From: Preben Randhol Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Standard Library Interest? Date: Tue, 7 Oct 2003 08:55:11 +0000 (UTC) Organization: PVV Message-ID: References: <3F803278.1020507@noplace.com> <3F81700B.1050701@noplace.com> <3F81FFC6.1060906@noplace.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: kiuk0152.chembio.ntnu.no X-Trace: tyfon.itea.ntnu.no 1065516911 25654 129.241.83.78 (7 Oct 2003 08:55:11 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@itea.ntnu.no NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 7 Oct 2003 08:55:11 +0000 (UTC) User-Agent: slrn/0.9.8.0 (Linux) Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:363 Date: 2003-10-07T08:55:11+00:00 List-Id: On 2003-10-06, Marin David Condic wrote: > Great. I agree that existing packages might make a good place to start > looking at things that should be there. It might even make a great place > to start with a reference implementation. Two things: I'd like a > standard, consistent, built-on-common-substrate, orthogonal library and > grabbing a dozen different things off the Internet probably isn't going > to do that. I'd also like to see you get some kind of acceptance by the > folks that matter that they are going to use some stuff currently > available off the Internet. Chances are they won't buy it. Well it depends whoes your audience. Buy? Preben