Re: Mike Feldman, meet Archie

[C558172@mizzou1.missouri.edu]

In article <C3BJEx.5Gy@world.std.com>
srctran@world.std.com (Gregory Aharonian) writes:
 
>
>show how primitive ASSET and DSRO are - you guys ever hear about the Internet?)
I spent four years in the AF. I heard plenty about Ada (and saw nothing)
and heard nothing of the internet ('till I got to college).
 
>    Anyways, measures like this, help wanted ads, commercial reuse products,
>actually licensed software, all show that Ada acceptance has been, is and
>will be minimal in the non-Mandated world until someone (the DoD, compiler
>vendors, or contractors) takes the responsibility of actively promoting
>Ada.  This Archie result is embarrassing, given the billions being spent
>on Ada development projects.  Embarrassing.
>
>
>Gregory Aharonian
>Source Translation & Optimization
>
Well I agree with that. At least one person in the government understands
the power of internet--Al Gore. Why don't we all just email him a
"save Ada" message. Let's see, Gore knows internet, Gore's big on
endangered species (Ada & Ada programmers), Gore wants to save jobs
=> Gore the Ada Czar
--Shannon