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From: Kilgallen@SpamCop.net (Larry Kilgallen)
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Subject: Re: Ada2005
Date: 11 Dec 2001 06:06:44 -0600
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In article <9v4jsj$bd1$1@infosun2.rus.uni-stuttgart.de>, Peter Hermann <ica2ph@iris16.csv.ica.uni-stuttgart.de> writes:
> is there consensus on the next standard's name? I have seen
> Ada200x
> Ada20xx
> Ada0x
> Ada0y        [why?]
> ...          [insert your favorite]
> 
> What about fixing it to Ada2005?
> A well defined deadline exhibiting professionalism.
> The idea came to me while observing the pitiful struggles
> for standardizing c++ and fortran2000.

Ada is already standardized.

Any future goal should be based on features rather than dates.