Re: Beginning of End of Ada Mandate

[agate!usenet.ins.cwru.edu!magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu!cis.ohio-state.edu!ne ws.sei.cmu.edu!firth@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU (Robert Firth)]

In article <C0EusD.JG3@world.std.com> srctran@world.std.com (Gregory Aharonian)
 writes:

>    Paul Strassman, as I have pointed out before, does not regard Ada highly.
>And when the DoD computing czar, currently sweeping every DoD computer under
>his belt (and getting away with it over service turf walls), does not highly
>regard Ada, you can start kissing the Mandate goodby. Never have spoken to him
>personally, so my belief in this statement is mostly based on the fact that he
>publicly never mentions in the context of defense computing.

I have spoken to Mr Strassman personally, and can confirm that he does
have a high regard for Ada.  Of course, being a good professional with
an interest in getting the job done, he regards it as a tool, not a
religion, and so doesn't feel the need to wave it in the air like the
head of John the Baptist at every conceivable opportunity.

Have you ever considered writing for the Weekly World News, Mr Aharonian?