[Oberon] In Spirit of Oberon

[Douglas G. Danforth]

On 5/10/2014 8:59 AM, volkert at nivoba.de wrote:
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> 1) What does "In Spirit Of Oberon" mean for you?
Make it as simple as possible but not simpler.
> 2) What are the essential characteristics of "Oberon" (PL, OS) for you?
Module, nothing exported unless you say so, automatic 'header files' 
(symbol files), fast compiler, small disk  footprint,
stability (at least for BlackBox/Component Pascal), low cost ($0).
> 3) Why is "Oberon" important for you?
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Algol based, which fits with my experience: Alogol60, SAIL (Stanford AI 
Language), MAINSAIL (Machine Independent SAIL).
50 years of experience with Algol type languages.

-Doug Danforth