From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.5-pre1 (2020-06-20) on ip-172-31-74-118.ec2.internal X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=3.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.5-pre1 Date: 15 Jan 92 06:14:32 GMT From: csus.edu!wupost!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!uakari.primate.wisc.edu!usenet. coe.montana.edu!ogicse!milton!mfeldman@ucdavis.ucdavis.edu (Michael Feldman) Subject: Re: federal requirements to use ada Message-ID: <1992Jan15.061432.18977@milton.u.washington.edu> List-Id: In article <841613t.695391198@aucs> 841613t@aucs.acadiau.ca (Donald Tyzuk) writ es: >Could someone clarify for me what requirements have been established >by the U.S. government (or any other govt) to use Ada? The US Department of Defense is under a legislative mandate to use Ada for new software, as from 6/1/91, where cost-effective. My understanding is that the cost-effectiveness test is being applied in good faith, non-cynically, via military policy documents (of which I have a couple which I'll send by e-mail to anyone who writes for them). NASA and FAA are heavy users of Ada, with no legal mandate to be such. Other governments, netters? Mike ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael B. Feldman co-chair, SIGAda Education Committee Visiting Professor 1991-92 Professor Dept. of Comp. Sci. and Engrg. Dept. of Elect. Engrg. and Comp. Sci. University of Washington FR-35 The George Washington University Seattle, WA 98105 Washington, DC 20052 mfeldman@cs.washington.edu mfeldman@seas.gwu.edu (206) 632-3794 (voice) (202) 994-5253 (voice) (206) 543-2969 (fax) (202) 994-5296 (fax) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------