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From: "Jerry Coffin" <jcoffin@taeus.com>
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Subject: Re: Teaching new tricks to an old dog (C++ -->Ada)
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Randy Brukardt wrote:

[ ... ]

> This statement is false. I was going to try to explain precisely what
> happened, but it probably is better to just point to the articles on
that
> topic that were published at the time. See:
>     http://www.adaic.com/compilers/index.html
> and in particular:
>    http://www.adaic.com/compilers/acaa.html

I see it, but I also see things like this:

----- quote -----
Q. What about NIST? Isn't Ada still a FIPS standard, with requirements
for NIST validation?

A. FIPS 119-1 is still valid, and section 11.4 states that
"Implementations of FIPS Ada shall be validated in accordance with the
NIST Computer Systems Laboratory (CSL) validation procedures for FIPS
Ada". However, such validation procedures no longer exist, since NIST
had delegated Ada validation authority to AJPO, and AJPO did not
re-delegate this authority.
--- end quote ---

(from: http://sw-eng.falls-church.va.us/ajpofaq.html) which seems to
agree reasonably closely with what I said. Some of it appears to be
obsolete -- FIPS pub 119-1 is NOT valid anymore; it has been withdrawn.
That has little to do with events that happened years ago though.

I'd also note that the relationship between the ACAA and the ISO seems
to be rather one-sided -- while you emphasize your relationship with
the ISO rather heavily on your web site, the ISO seems to mention you
rather a bit less -- a search for "ACAA" on the ISO web site more or
less implies that they've never even heard of you.

--
    Later,
    Jerry.

The universe is a figment of its own imagination.