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: 21 Jun 93 13:08:02 GMT From: aio!usenet@ames.arc.nasa.gov (John Cobarruvias) Subject: Re: Public Ada Library (PAL) FAQ Message-ID: <1993Jun21.130802.13461@aio.jsc.nasa.gov> List-Id: In article srctran@world.std.com (Gregory Aharonian) writes: > DO SOMETHING THAT WOULD HELP GREG, WRITE YOUR DAMN CONGRESSMAN. NOT C.L.A! > Rick's FAQ, which I find quite excellent, is the kind of marketing and >evangelizing that makes an idea (in this case Ada reuse) successful. >His marketing and evangelizing, a mostly voluntary undertaking, just goes >to reinforce how little return the country is getting from the DoD reuse >centers at ASSET/VCOE/DSRO. Their funding sould be halted, and if spent, >have it spent by Rick. Why the STARS program tolerates the waste going on >at ASSET is beyond understanding. They post nothing to the Internet, >their collections reflection no interest in active solicitation of reusble >software, they make no use of information distribution technology like >CD-ROMs, their customer support features (800 numbers) are extravagant >lavious ways to spend tax dollars, etc. > > Shut them down, and give them money to Rick. >-- >************************************************************************** > Greg Aharonian > Source Translation & Optimization > P.O. Box 404, Belmont, MA 02178 > ************************************************************* John R. Cobarruvias, Texas A&M Class of '78, NASA Johnson Space Center Houston Tx. (713)483-9357 "Your pain will be legendary" (Hellraiser I) "And to think..................I hesitated" (Hellraiser II) "These pins are killing me!" (Pinhead in Hellraiser IV) *************************************************************