* Re: Johnny AdaSeed (aka Greg Aharonian)
@ 1993-09-10 0:36 Michael Feldman
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From: Michael Feldman @ 1993-09-10 0:36 UTC (permalink / raw)
In article <26839p$uv@schonberg.cs.nyu.edu> dewar@cs.nyu.edu (Robert Dewar) wri
tes:
[deletia]
>That doesn't mean I discourage people doing these kind of things, it's just
>that I hope that it does not substitute for effective action and policy.
>
Generally you post to this group only to respond critically to someone else's
post. I think it would be very helpful, given your long Ada history and
influence in many quarters, if you posted a constructive note to the net
suggesting just what you think "effective action and policy" should be.
Undoubtedly you've thought about this a lot, Robert. Can you share it
with us?
Mike Feldman
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* Re: Johnny AdaSeed (aka Greg Aharonian)
@ 1993-09-10 14:59 att-out!cbnewsj!cbnewsi!cbnewsh!cbnewse!cbnewsd!cbnewsc!cbfsb!cbnews!cbne
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From: att-out!cbnewsj!cbnewsi!cbnewsh!cbnewse!cbnewsd!cbnewsc!cbfsb!cbnews!cbne @ 1993-09-10 14:59 UTC (permalink / raw)
>From article <26839p$uv@schonberg.cs.nyu.edu>, by dewar@cs.nyu.edu (Robert Dew
ar):
> I certainly think it can only help to drop CD Roms around the place. However,
> I think people are fooling themselves if they think that small steps like thi
s
> can make a significant difference. Mostly I think they just make people feel'
good that *something* is being done
> (sort of like security at US airports).
>
> That doesn't mean I discourage people doing these kind of things, it's just
> that I hope that it does not substitute for effective action and policy.
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Care to make some recommendations? Seriously, I don't mean to flame on
here, but what do you consider effective action? I agree with Bluto
Blutarsky of "Animal House", this situation calls for an incredibly foolish
act on someone's part. Seems to me that the CD Rom thing qualifies.
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Dave Willett AT&T Federal Systems Advanced Technologies
The biggest mistake you can make is to believe that you work for someone else.
-- Anonymous
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* Re: Johnny AdaSeed (aka Greg Aharonian)
@ 1993-09-03 22:00 Michael Feldman
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From: Michael Feldman @ 1993-09-03 22:00 UTC (permalink / raw)
In article <1993Sep3.194745.11488@schbbs.mot.com> tannen@tigger.geg.mot.com wri
tes:
>Maybe as Ada software engineers we could all donate $2 to the
>"Johnny AdaSeed" project. I wonder if a non-profit corp. could be
>setup to do this and form the umbrella "Ada Business Council" group
>Greg was talking about.
>
>What does anyone think of this idea?
>
Count me in.
Mike Feldman
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* Re: Johnny AdaSeed (aka Greg Aharonian)
@ 1993-09-03 19:47 David Tannen
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From: David Tannen @ 1993-09-03 19:47 UTC (permalink / raw)
Maybe as Ada software engineers we could all donate $2 to the
"Johnny AdaSeed" project. I wonder if a non-profit corp. could be
setup to do this and form the umbrella "Ada Business Council" group
Greg was talking about.
What does anyone think of this idea?
---
David Tannen
tannend@source.asset.com
tannen@tigger.geg.mot.com
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-- "Dependance on wizardry to mitigate the fundamental limitations
-- of software is called 'hacking'." Grady Booch.
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-- Developing MS-Windows applications often requires 'wizardry'.
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* Re: Johnny AdaSeed (aka Greg Aharonian)
@ 1993-09-03 18:44 Robert Dewar
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From: Robert Dewar @ 1993-09-03 18:44 UTC (permalink / raw)
I certainly think it can only help to drop CD Roms around the place. However,
I think people are fooling themselves if they think that small steps like this
can make a significant difference. Mostly I think they just make people feel'go
od that *something* is being done
(sort of like security at US airports).
That doesn't mean I discourage people doing these kind of things, it's just
that I hope that it does not substitute for effective action and policy.
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