> - First name:  Paul 
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> - Last name:  Dietz 
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> - Email address: REMOVED
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> - Phone number(s):  
(847) 669-0184 (home)  (847) 538-2689 (work)  (847) 567-4326 (cell) 
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> - Postal code:  60156 
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> - City:  Lake in the Hills, IL 
>   
> - Country:  USA 
>   
> - Organization(s) you work for or study at 
>   (please supply the name and city for each organization):  
Motorola 
  
> - Have you developed or participated in the development of any 
>   Lisp-related programs or libraries? If so, please supply a URL, 
>   if possible. 
  
Publically, the gcl ansi-tests ANSI compliance test suite. 
http://savannah.gnu.org/projects/gcl/ (see the ansi-tests 
subdirectory in the cvs tree.) 
  
> - Lisp variants you have used (e.g. Common Lisp, Scheme, Dylan): 
  
Interlisp, Common Lisp 
  
> - Lisp variants you're currently using or intend to use in the 
>   near future: 
  
Common Lisp 
  
> - Lisp implementations you have used 
>   (e.g. CMUCL, Lispworks, Allegro Common Lisp): 
  
Interlisp (on Xerox D machines), akcl, gcl, Allegro CL, cmucl, sbcl, 
clisp, ecl, abcl, Lispworks. 
  
> - Lisp implementations you're currently using or intend to use 
>   in the near future: 
  
For development of the ANSI test suite: all of the above except akcl 
  or interlisp. 
For work: Allegro CL, perhaps cmucl or sbcl 
For other personal development:  cmucl, sbcl, gcl 
  
> - Computer platforms on which you're using or deploying Lisp: 
  
Sun Ultrasparc IIs 
Linux x86 (Athlon XP+, Pentium 4) 
  
> - Number of years of experience with Lisp: 
  
20+ 
  
> - Do you use Lisp: 
>   - at work (if so, how much) 
  
Yes.  It's the main development language in our group. 
  
>   - as a hobby (if so, how much) 
  
Development of the gcl ansi-tests suite, and testing of free 
and commercial lisp implementations, is my primary hobby activity 
at this time. 
  
> - Are you using Lisp as much as you would like to? 
  
Yes. 
  
> - Do you see any obstacles to further Lisp growth (if so, what 
>   is the biggest obstacle in your opinion)? 
  
General prejudice against the language. 
Availability of high quality libraries. 
Polish, overall quality, and efficiency of CL implementations. 
Cost of commercial implementations. 
Problems with the CL ANSI standard. 
  
> - Would you be interested in a Lisp-related job or contract work? 
  
I have a Lisp-related job. 
  
> - Is your organization interested in hiring Lisp programmers? 
  
I'm being told we will be, but in limited numbers. 
  
> - Are you currently participating in Lisp-related meetings? 
>   If so, where and how often? 
>   If not, would you be interested in such meetings? 
  
Only online.  I will attend the next ILC to be held in North America, 
and perhaps the 2005 meeting in Paris.