Is Latin dead? In the sense that few are speaking it, yes. But if you spend any time in the Catholic church, read any medical journals or legal briefs, it would seem that it is very much alive. Can I drive a 1937 Chevrolet on the highway to any destination I choose? Obviously yes, but some would argue that the design of the 1937 Chev died a long time ago. Unix is a tool, like Latin, or a car. As long as there is an application for it's use, people still using it, and a context inwhich it is still useable, then I would argue it is not dead. But then there is a lot of technology that isn't really dead, isn't there?
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Is Latin dead? In the sense that few are speaking it, yes. But if you spend any time in the Catholic church, read any medical journals or legal briefs, it would seem that it is very much alive. Can I drive a 1937 Chevrolet on the highway to any destination I choose? Obviously yes, but some would argue that the design of the 1937 Chev died a long time ago. Unix is a tool, like Latin, or a car. As long as there is an application for it's use, people still using it, and a context inwhich it is still useable, then I would argue it is not dead. But then there is a lot of technology that isn't really dead, isn't there?