From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Mar 6 20:40:36 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: current@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from green.homeunix.org (freefall.freebsd.org [216.136.204.21]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 19EEC16A420; Mon, 6 Mar 2006 20:40:36 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from green@green.homeunix.org) Received: from green.homeunix.org (green@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by green.homeunix.org (8.13.4/8.13.1) with ESMTP id k26KeZ7v018244; Mon, 6 Mar 2006 15:40:35 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from green@green.homeunix.org) Received: (from green@localhost) by green.homeunix.org (8.13.4/8.13.1/Submit) id k26KeWwX018243; Mon, 6 Mar 2006 15:40:32 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from green) Date: Mon, 6 Mar 2006 15:40:32 -0500 From: Brian Fundakowski Feldman To: Steve Kargl Message-ID: <20060306204032.GA7835@green.homeunix.org> References: <20060301170306.GZ55746@elvis.mu.org> <20060301224120.GA33946@gurney.reilly.home> <20060301230036.GA65289@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20060301230036.GA65289@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.11 Cc: Andrew Reilly , current@freebsd.org, Garance A Drosehn , arch@freebsd.org Subject: Re: HEADS UP: Importing csup into base X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 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: Mon, 06 Mar 2006 20:40:36 -0000 On Wed, Mar 01, 2006 at 03:00:36PM -0800, Steve Kargl wrote: > On Thu, Mar 02, 2006 at 09:41:20AM +1100, Andrew Reilly wrote: > > On Wed, Mar 01, 2006 at 03:18:07PM -0500, Garance A Drosehn wrote: > > > Even > > > though I do like to work with multiple computer languages (and > > > in fact there is a lot I like about Modula-3), I do think a tool > > > such as cvsup needs to be in a more universally-available and > > > widely-known language. > > > > I like Modula-3 too (at least conceptually: I haven't found an > > excuse to code in it), but not "widely-known" is perhaps even an > > understatement. I came across this site the other day: > > http://www.tiobe.com/index.htm?tiobe_index > > Which I thought pretty interesting. I noticed that Modula-3 > > doesn't even make it into the top-100 popular languages, which > > puts it below Algol, Oberon, and Modula-2. > > > > Interesting site. Guess which language in the top 20 > has the most recently approved International standard? Without even looking at the list... Fortran? -- Brian Fundakowski Feldman \'[ FreeBSD ]''''''''''\ <> green@FreeBSD.org \ The Power to Serve! \ Opinions expressed are my own. \,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,\