[comp.lang.pascal] 2nd CALL FOR VOTE: comp.lang.modula3

muller@src.dec.com (Eric Muller) (11/26/90)

Here is the second call for vote on the creation of comp.lang.modula3.

All votes received so far have been acknowledged by mail. If you did
vote and did not receive a acknowledgment, you can try to vote again.
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NAME:

  comp.lang.modula3

STATUS:

  unmoderated

CHARTER:

  Modula-3 is a new programming language (see below for a
  short description). This newsgroup would serve to discuss all
  aspects of the language, such as use of language, good style,
  availability of implementations, implementation techniques.

WHY A GROUP ?  

  There are currently two freely available implementations of the
  language. Other people are also working on implementations. There
  are also two mailing lists related to Modula-3: one as been setup to
  discuss the use of one of the implementations; the other deals more
  with implementation issues.

  It seems that the level of interest in Modula-3 and the traffic on
  theses lists is now large enough to justify the creation of a
  newsgroup.
 
SCHEDULE:

  1. Voting:

     The vote runs for 21 days and started on 11/2/90. Votes should be 
     received before or on 11/23/90 to be valid.

     Votes should be sent to muller@src.dec.com, and have
     "comp.lang.modula3" in the subject line. If you want to vote for the
     creation of comp.lang.modula3, include the word "yes" in the
     subject line. If you want to vote against the creation of the group
     include the word "no" in the subject line.

     When the vote is over, I will post the final results.

  2. Waiting Period:

     I will observe the normal waiting period of five days from the
     time that the final results appear in news.announce.newgroups.
     During this time, people may report lost votes.

  3. Consummation:

     After the waiting period, I will issue the appropriate control
     message to create comp.lang.modula3.  About one week later, I
     will re-issue the creation control message.



SHORT DESCRIPTION OF MODULA-3:

  Modula-3 is a new programming language.  The goals of its design are
  best encapsulated in the preface to the "The Modula-3 Report (Revised)",
  (L. Cardelli, J. Dohnaue, L. Glassman, M. Jordan, B. Kalsow, G. Nelson,
  DEC Systems Research Center, Palo Alto, CA and Olivetti Research
  Center, Menlo Park, CA, Nov 89.):


    The goal of Modula-3 is to be as simple and safe as it can be while
    meeting the needs of modern systems programmers.  Instead of exploring
    new features, we studied the features of the Modula family of languages
    that have proven themselves in practice and tried to simplify them
    into a harmonious language.  We found that most of the successful
    features were aimed at one of two main goals: greater robustness,
    and a simpler, more systematic type system.

    Modula-3 descends from Mesa, Modula-2, Cedar, and Modula-2+.  It also
    resembles its cousins Object Pascal, Oberon, and Euclid.

    Modula-3 retains one of Modula-2's most successful features, the
    provision for explicit interfaces between modules.  It adds objects
    and classes, exception handling, garbage collection, lightweight
    processes (or threads), and the isolation of unsafe features.



-- 
Eric Muller.

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