[Oz] Time allocation for threads (and other questions)

[Andrew Cooke]

At 04:46 PM 6/16/00 +0200, you wrote:
[...]
>But competitive concurrency support is exactly what the OS provides with
>the 'process' concept.  A Mozart process can create other processes with
[...]

Good idea - thanks.

[...]
If we assume no tampering at the implementation level, then security is
>easy to provide: just give an agent limited versions of system resources
>when installing it on a process.  This is possible because these resources
[...]

OK, I'll have a look at this.

[...]
> > PS I'm new to Oz - as is probably obvious - but from what I've seen, 
> it's a
> > very impressive language.  I hope it continues (another question - is it
> > likely to remain supported for some time?  It's a pity that "academic"
> > languages like this often fade away before getting widespread use.)  And
> > the documentation is exemplary!
[...]
>Well, Oz has been publicly available since 1995 and the distributed
>implementation Mozart since Jan. 1999.  It is our research vehicle
>and several very nice applications have been written in it.  Two
>particularly nice ones are an Expert System for Cow Disorders, with
>extensive data base, and Friar Tuck, a tournament planner.  See the
>Mozart projects page.

I didn't mean to be condescending or imply that it wasn't used - I'm just 
curious about how much longer it will continue to be supported.  I suspect 
there's a point where you'll need a new research vehicle...

Andrew

http://www.andrewcooke.free-online.co.uk/index.html

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