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From: Simon Wright <simon@pushface.org>
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Subject: Re: Proving Correctness (was Java Portability)
Date: 10 Aug 2001 05:29:52 +0100
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Georg Bauhaus <sb463ba@l1-hrz.uni-duisburg.de> writes:

> Marin David Condic <dont.bother.mcondic.auntie.spam@[acm.org> wrote:
> : I'm not sure what you are suggesting here.
> 
> Yes, something like the first two cases.
> It pays programmers as long as they are developing
> a much needed library. If their is sufficient demand
> for a GMGPL XML library, say, some skilled Ada programmer
> could write one. If this person is know to those who are
> interested, they might be ready to "sponsor" the development
> of that library.
> 
> Maybe then someone could join Simon Wright in developing
> the 95 Booch components, wouldn't there be quite some
> opportunities, to make good use of them?

I can't parse that, sorry ..


I would have a _lot_ of trouble convincing my employer that I should
accept payment from a third party for working on the BCs. (Mind you,
our commercial manager thinks I'm mad to work on them for free!
Personally I'd make that "sad")