Re: Why does the DoD hate reuse entrepreneurs ?

[enterpoop.mit.edu!spool.mu.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!paladin.american.ed u!darwin.sura.net!seas.gwu.edu!mfeldman@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU (Michael Feldman)]

In article <C2AKxC.B15@world.std.com> srctran@world.std.com (Gregory Aharonian)
 writes:

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>    Now some of you are saying, gee Greg, what don't you show up at some
>of these conferences and enlighten us with your wisdom (a flame I really
>miss being flamed with).  Any socialist asking such a question just 
>doesn't realize that under current DoD procurement regulations and contractor
>attitudes, it is impossible for any entrepreneur to operate a profitable
>defense software reuse business.  Thus as a good capitalist, I know that
>any money I "invest" in attending these conferences will not lead to enough
>business to make my investment profitable.  Instead, like many others
>avoiding the entire Ada industry, I make my investments in other areas
>such as C/C++.

Why indeed, Greg. If you are so all-knowing and wise, why not share
your wisdom with the community you are so ready to flame on the net?
Not worth your time, you say? Well, I wish you would quit wasting ours.
Put up or shut up already. Why not invest yourself (a little, at least) 
in developing your Ada reuse business _outside_ the DoD? Have you tried?
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>    There is no better measure of the gross incompetence surrounding DoD
>software reuse efforts than the fact that there is no panel session at
>either Tri-Ada or the National Conference on Ada Technology titled:
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>	"WHY ARE THERE NO ENTREPRENEURS FOR DOD SOFTWARE REUSE"
>
Show me the letter of rejection you got when you proposed such a panel.
Have you ever tried? Are you so defeatist that you KNOW it will be
rejected?
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>Once again comrades, good day.
>
I think you're more mature than to just throw around insults, Greg.
Grow up. Put up or shut up. We're tired of your flames, which make
lots of good points but always end with the same insults and deafeatism,
while we are sitting out here reading your junk and trying to make
things better. Go flame in the C++ group.

Sorry for my own flaming, folks. I usually try to stay out of these
public swinging matches, but enough is enough.

Mike Feldman