From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Nov 2 08:18:25 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 61CB5CC3; Fri, 2 Nov 2012 08:18:25 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from m.e.sanliturk@gmail.com) Received: from mail-vb0-f54.google.com (mail-vb0-f54.google.com [209.85.212.54]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EBEC08FC12; Fri, 2 Nov 2012 08:18:24 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-vb0-f54.google.com with SMTP id l1so4583346vba.13 for ; Fri, 02 Nov 2012 01:18:24 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; bh=uqq95PpuZ3zn3HKz1bwFxQRCvMQeQJykqhWM4/6TVtg=; b=VJiW8o6RgRhyKDnqdzcZS1tPP591R+NK+aecpZKDs1Bv1Mwo+syGRGPDH7Stb8A6YB AtZeY9f/QJfXW5EH02SENnE82Hzdomy0rTkJj70Nj07nUKjXcvKwYLEhSDyd28MX3Q92 a/NThcgEL9iIWPfYI7RmjAjz79A3t12B9xazmfc3aBFBdmzJD25WT4w5MK+zm1j2GQWZ EL51iTwcoCHLC+Yo4tXe91aCd9baI0C4R5qK60J2h/f+UgdyuWbx5WNDpLTBihqpoEgU 1slKCyT+YIbkogzJEu/l2TQuyX5lrvMJ0akqKfzTsFVPTgthlWpkRjZv+FywqriEqGB0 GC7Q== MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.58.64.196 with SMTP id q4mr1243207ves.3.1351844303871; Fri, 02 Nov 2012 01:18:23 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.58.199.169 with HTTP; Fri, 2 Nov 2012 01:18:23 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <20121102060818.GB48921@eureka.lemis.com> References: <20121102032945.GF65074@lor.one-eyed-alien.net> <20121102045917.GA77204@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> <20121102122103.4afc93e5@X220.ovitrap.com> <20121102060818.GB48921@eureka.lemis.com> Date: Fri, 2 Nov 2012 01:18:23 -0700 Message-ID: Subject: Re: FORTRAN vs. Fortran (was: November 5th is Clang-Day) From: Mehmet Erol Sanliturk To: "Greg 'groggy' Lehey" Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.14 Cc: Erich Dollansky , freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 02 Nov 2012 08:18:25 -0000 On Thu, Nov 1, 2012 at 11:08 PM, Greg 'groggy' Lehey wrote: > On Friday, 2 November 2012 at 12:21:03 +0700, Erich Dollansky wrote: > > Hi, > > > > On Thu, 1 Nov 2012 21:59:17 -0700 > > Steve Kargl wrote: > >> > >> BTW, the name of the language is "Fortran". It's been "Fortran" > >> for the last 30-something years. > > > > I never realised the name change. It seems that I am not alone with > > this. > > Nor I. Looking at the Wikipedia page, I discover that it had been > spelt "Fortran" as early as 1956, and there's even a copy of the 1956 > Fortran manual online: http://www.fortran.com/FortranForTheIBM704.pdf > Interesting reading. > > Greg > -- > Sent from my desktop computer. > Finger grog@FreeBSD.org for PGP public key. > See complete headers for address and phone numbers. > This message is digitally signed. If your Microsoft MUA reports > problems, please read http://tinyurl.com/broken-mua > Very many years ago , when 2010 was a very distant future , I do not remember the name of the writer , who wrote approximately : "In 2010 , there will be Fortran , but a Fortran which may be different ." Now , perhaps unfortunately , there is no any language better than Fortran for the Fortran suitable problems . Thank you very much . Mehmet Erol Sanliturk