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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ken Plotkin" <kplotkin@nospam-cox.net>
> Newsgroups: comp.lang.fortran
> Sent: 22 December 2002 20:54
> Subject: Re: FYI: German's negative vote on F2000
>
>
> > On Sun, 22 Dec 2002 12:40:23 -0600, "Gary L. Scott"
> > <garyscott@ev1.net> wrote:
> >
> > >My goodness, certainly a lot to disagree with here.  These sound like
> > >the comments of a casual observer with pre-conceived anti-Fortran bias.
> > >The only way Fortran will survive is if it expands its general purpose
> > >nature, not pigeon-holing itself into numerics only.  Does one "no"
vote
> > >kill it?
> >
> > As a huge fan of Fortran (it's essentially the only programming
> > language I use), I found a lot to agree with.  The top part,
> > especially, reads like the thoughts of someone who worries that Fortran
> > will collapse under the weight of the new standard.
> >
> > I think that if Fortran dies, it will be specifically because of
> > attempts to turn it into a general purpose langauge.  Its focus on
> > numerics is not a "pigeon hole."  It is, rather, a case of the right
> > tool for the right job.
> >
> > Ken Plotkin
> >