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From: Simon Wright <simon@pushface.org>
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Subject: Re: A case where Ada defaults to unsafe?
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Stuart Palin <stuart.palin@baesystems.com> writes:

> +ve - The context sensitive representation does make it easier to see
> what is going on
> -ve - Are you actually seeing what is in the file or what the editor is
> choosing
>       to show you?

Gordon Bennett

> The safety-case could probably be finessed by using different tools
> for creating and reviewing the software (and making sure the tools
> have an appropriate pedigree).

Well, emacs & enscript are both GNU but from completely different
authors. If you want a capable non-SOUP editor you are going to have
to look a long way, I think, and pay thorugh the nose. I've seen TPU
eat lines!

> When we get development off the Vaxes onto these new-fangled PC's
> these things may come to pass ;-).

I guess in about 8 years you may have to.