From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Received: by 2002:a05:620a:6bc:: with SMTP id i28mr17318561qkh.330.1590180202865; Fri, 22 May 2020 13:43:22 -0700 (PDT) X-Received: by 2002:a05:6808:192:: with SMTP id w18mr3768471oic.0.1590180202437; Fri, 22 May 2020 13:43:22 -0700 (PDT) Path: eternal-september.org!reader01.eternal-september.org!feeder.eternal-september.org!news.uzoreto.com!tr3.eu1.usenetexpress.com!feeder.usenetexpress.com!tr3.iad1.usenetexpress.com!border1.nntp.dca1.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!news-out.google.com!nntp.google.com!postnews.google.com!google-groups.googlegroups.com!not-for-mail Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Date: Fri, 22 May 2020 13:43:22 -0700 (PDT) Complaints-To: groups-abuse@google.com Injection-Info: google-groups.googlegroups.com; posting-host=99.25.90.34; posting-account=l-WtmQkAAAAOpSq0k-J7vA0etwdWRaXv NNTP-Posting-Host: 99.25.90.34 User-Agent: G2/1.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-ID: <6043784b-102f-408a-a8b5-1643c884c5cc@googlegroups.com> Subject: Request for WG 9 participation and Ada 202x draft standard review From: Pat Rogers Injection-Date: Fri, 22 May 2020 20:43:22 +0000 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Xref: reader01.eternal-september.org comp.lang.ada:58766 Date: 2020-05-22T13:43:22-07:00 List-Id: To Whom It May Concern, On behalf of ISO JTC 1/SC 22/WG 9, the working group responsible for the IS= O Ada standard, I am writing to make two very important requests regarding = the Ada language. Please forward this message to whomever you think is mos= t appropriate within your organization if you are not that person. For that= matter, if you know someone outside your organization please feel free to = forward this note to them. My first request is that you consider joining WG 9 as an official member (u= nless you are already a member, of course). WG 9 is responsible for the te= chnical content and direction of the evolution of the ISO Ada standard. You= r inputs would directly affect both. Participation involves attending two meetings per year, either in person or= remotely (virtually). One meeting is held in the United States, usually in= the Fall, and one in Europe, immediately after the annual Ada Europe confe= rence each Summer. Activities include reviewing and voting on the content o= f the ARG language proposals, setting the direction for the language as it = evolves, and anything pertinent to your specific interests and backgrounds,= such as creating technical reports, liaising with other Working Groups for= others languages and reports (e.g., the report on language vulnerabilities= ), and so on. Participation requires ISO membership. Membership in ISO committees and wor= king groups is organized in terms of national bodies, managed by entities s= pecific to each country. Your membership in WG 9, therefore, would entail w= hatever the managing entity for your specific country requires. For example, in the United States, ISO participation is managed by INCITS, = the InterNational Committee for Information Technology Standards (http://ww= w.incits.org/). Membership in INCITS is organized in terms of individual co= rporations, with individuals from within those companies designated as repr= esentatives to ISO committees. INCITS charges an annual membership fee per = company. Other countries have other requirements. I will be happy to help facilitate your membership in any way I can. Please feel free to ask. My second request, again on behalf of WG 9, is for your comments on the Ada= 202x draft standard. As you may know, the next revision, known informally as Ada 202x, is expect= ed to be completed in the next several months. There are a number of import= ant additions to the language, and your expertise in reviewing these propos= als would be invaluable. If you can, please send your written comments by 7 June, 2020, which will g= ive us time prior to the next WG 9 meeting to analyze them. You can use the following links to access the draft standard and the AIs. The Annotated Ada 202X Reference Manual: http://www.ada-auth.org/standards/2xaarm/html/AA-TOC.html The Ada 202X Reference Manual, absent the annotations: http://www.ada-auth.org/standards/2xrm/html/RM-TOC.html The list of AIs: http://ada-auth.org/AI12-VOTING.HTML For convenience, the Annotated Ada 2012 reference manual: http://www.ada-auth.org/standards/aarm12_w_tc1/html/AA-TOC.html Thank you in advance for your consideration. Best regards, Patrick Rogers WG 9 Convenor rogers@adacore.com