Re: [Classpath] AWT progress

[C. Scott Ananian]

On 17 Jul 2002, John Leuner wrote:

> The flex home page (and other pages) don't actually say that it's a java
> source to native code compiler. 

well, it had ambitions to be a java-to-hardware compiler at one point
(sadly unmaintained) and it could do bytecode-to-bytecode optimizations at
a different point (subject to coderot) ...  it's what our research group
hacks on, so whatever seems interesting gets included.  java-to-native
code is what it does best at the moment.

> As a South African it's a bit offensive to see "South Africa" in a list
> of dirty words, probably the same for Sudanese. While I'm sure the
> original purpose of these spook words was for a bit of fun and to
> downplay the US's obsession with security, don't you think it's a bit
> passe now?

Well, I'll offer a public apology if you were offended.  I am described
rather well myself by several of the possible random groupings of words.
I believe South Africa is on there because there was a CIA listening post
located there at one point, or some such.  It's certainly nothing
personal.  [And I'm regretting that I repeated your term "dirty words" in
describing the list.  More properly they are "spook words".]

> By grouping these words together you're effectively
> increasing anti-US sentiment .. which almost nobody wants.

I've got plenty to say on this, but at this point I feel its safe to say
this is offtopic.  We can discuss this off-list if you like. =)
 --scott

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