> Geoff Bull wrote:
> >
> > I am surprised by your defeatist attitude.
> >
>
> For better or worse, Richard Conn is right about
> trying to compete with Microsoft on its main turf.
> Believing that Ada can have an impact on mainstream
> PC development these days is like believing that the
> Pricipality of Liechtenstein can mount a successful
> land invasion of the United States.

Wait, would you have bet for Linux against Window NT ?

Ok, the Linux community is not the Ada one (much larger :-)
but you never now. A real nice library could grow very fast
in the hand of some of us Ada teamer !

Pascal.

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