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,c1983ae2deb642ab X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-05-25 11:38:13 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!newsfeed1.cidera.com!Cidera!dca6-feed2.news.algx.net!allegiance!nntp.abs.net!uunet!dca.uu.net!prodigy.com!newsmst01.news.prodigy.com!prodigy.com!postmaster.news.prodigy.com!newssvr13.news.prodigy.com.POSTED!3bae8248!not-for-mail From: tmoran@acm.org Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Ada -vs- GNAT References: <3CEFCC05.16C30A69@adaworks.com> X-Newsreader: Tom's custom newsreader Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: 67.115.104.238 X-Complaints-To: abuse@prodigy.net X-Trace: newssvr13.news.prodigy.com 1022351835 ST000 67.115.104.238 (Sat, 25 May 2002 14:37:15 EDT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 25 May 2002 14:37:15 EDT Organization: Prodigy Internet http://www.prodigy.com X-UserInfo1: Q[O[SX[DGJVOBFD[LZKJOPHAWB\^PBQLGPQRJWQHBATBTSUBYFWEAE[YJLYPIWKHTFCMZKVMB^[Z^DOBRVVMOSPFHNSYXVDIE@X\BUC@GTSX@DL^GKFFHQCCE\G[JJBMYDYIJCZM@AY]GNGPJD]YNNW\GSX^GSCKHA[]@CCB\[@LATPD\L@J\\PF]VR[QPJN Date: Sat, 25 May 2002 18:37:15 GMT Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:24788 Date: 2002-05-25T18:37:15+00:00 List-Id: > When we insist that no construct may be used that > is not in the standard, is that not like saying we abhor innovation. I'm not insisting, I would just point out that there may be non-obvious costs that should be considered before casually locking into one vendor. We've not found it necessary with Claw to lock in, but I'm sure there are good reasons other programs might need to. > > Which is like being a little bit pregnant. Similarly, pregnancy is not always a bad thing. ;) In fact I'm in favor of both motherhood and applie pie. (Sorry, couldn't resist.)