From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Wed May 31 08:53:33 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8A0BD16A41F for ; Wed, 31 May 2006 08:53:33 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rea@rea.mbslab.kiae.ru) Received: from rea.mbslab.kiae.ru (rea.mbslab.kiae.ru [144.206.177.25]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 66E4E43D48 for ; Wed, 31 May 2006 08:53:32 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from rea@rea.mbslab.kiae.ru) Received: from rea.mbslab.kiae.ru (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by rea.mbslab.kiae.ru (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9C4A3B9CB; Wed, 31 May 2006 12:53:30 +0400 (MSD) Received: by rea.mbslab.kiae.ru (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 6C968B911; Wed, 31 May 2006 12:53:30 +0400 (MSD) Date: Wed, 31 May 2006 12:53:30 +0400 From: Eygene Ryabinkin To: "Wilhelm B. Kloke" Message-ID: <20060531085330.GS8994@rea.mbslab.kiae.ru> References: <20060527024407.GA2525@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> <447809E6.60002@samsco.org> <20060527162407.GD7307@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> <20060530020628.GC33161@dragon.NUXI.org> <20060530133411.A12000@orthanc.ca> <20060530201329.GA68953@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=koi8-r Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: X-AV-Checked: Yes! X-Mailman-Approved-At: Wed, 31 May 2006 12:35:15 +0000 Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [RFC] Removal of Fortran from the base system 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: Wed, 31 May 2006 08:53:33 -0000 ... Putting my flame-protective suit on ... > > There have been substantial advances in the Fortran language over > > the past 3 decades. In fact, there has been 3 revision to the ISO > > Standard. People, who use Fortran, want speed (and correct answers), > > People, who use Fortran, are not suspected to be interested in advances > in any language, not even in Fortran. Let us stop this useless duscuission: there are people using Fortran and there are people who think that Fortran's users are impatient. This is right as well as today is Wednesday. People are different, and Fortran users aren't so bad or good as one can think. -- Eygene