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FreeOberon – Open-Source, Cross-Platform, Free Pascal/Turbo Pascal-Like Language

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Post by peter_d_sherman » Thu, Jun 11, 2026, 2:34 PM UTC

FreeOberon – Open-Source, Cross-Platform, Free Pascal/Turbo Pascal-Like Language
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Post by tomcam » Sun, Jun 14, 2026, 1:04 AM UTC

Can't wait to try this on Mac (English manual install intstructions at https://github.com/kekcleader/FreeOberon/commit/489c5a929bf9...). I feel like Oberon is very much worth a look for people interested in small, powerful languages.

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Post by agrijakhetarpal » Sun, Jun 14, 2026, 1:17 AM UTC

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Post by lysace » Sun, Jun 14, 2026, 1:39 AM UTC

The linked project web site (https://free.oberon.org/en) proudly features a video with a thumbnail showing a rendition of the USSR's parliament, the so called Supreme Soviet, with some screenshots added in.

Extremely poor taste.

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Post by eschaton » Sun, Jun 14, 2026, 1:50 AM UTC

lysace wrote: post #4

The linked project web site ( https://free.oberon.org/en ) proudly features a video with a thumbnail showing a rendition of the USSR's parliament, the so called Supreme Soviet, with some screenshots added in. Extremely poor taste.

> Extremely poor taste.

How so?

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Post by koutakun » Sun, Jun 14, 2026, 1:56 AM UTC

lysace wrote: post #4

The linked project web site ( https://free.oberon.org/en ) proudly features a video with a thumbnail showing a rendition of the USSR's parliament, the so called Supreme Soviet, with some screenshots added in. Extremely poor taste.

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Post by lysace » Sun, Jun 14, 2026, 1:58 AM UTC

eschaton wrote: post #5

lysace wrote: post #4

The linked project web site ( https://free.oberon.org/en ) proudly features a video with a thumbnail showing a rendition of the USSR's parliament, the so called Supreme Soviet, with some screenshots added in. Extremely poor taste.

> Extremely poor taste. How so?

That's bait. Go find your history school books. Byebye.

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Post by eschaton » Sun, Jun 14, 2026, 2:00 AM UTC

lysace wrote: post #7

eschaton wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Extremely poor taste. How so?

That's bait. Go find your history school books. Byebye.

How about you just explain what you mean?

You’re the one who made the statement. It’s on you to support it.

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Post by [deleted] » Sun, Jun 14, 2026, 2:10 AM UTC

eschaton wrote: post #8

lysace wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That's bait. Go find your history school books. Byebye.

How about you just explain what you mean? You’re the one who made the statement. It’s on you to support it.

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Post by shrubble » Sun, Jun 14, 2026, 2:32 AM UTC

lysace wrote: post #4

The linked project web site ( https://free.oberon.org/en ) proudly features a video with a thumbnail showing a rendition of the USSR's parliament, the so called Supreme Soviet, with some screenshots added in. Extremely poor taste.

I think some of the devs are Russian and a quick scan of the video doesn't show anything other than a shared screen for the bulk of the time (using the mouse to grab the time pointer and move it quickly through the length of the presentation).