Trademark is dead (was: Re: C is 'better' than Ada because...)

[John Walker <walkerj@SW-ENG.FALLS-CHURCH.VA.US>]

In message <199608121350.NAA21842@sw-eng.falls-church.va.us>,
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Mon, 12 Aug 1996 01:33:29 GMT,
Craig Franck <clfranck@WORLDNET.ATT.NET> wrote:

>word Ada. In the book by Norman Cohen it states (page 8) that
>the name "Ada" is a trade mark of the DOD and it's usage is
>"strictly enforced". I take that to mean that if it doesn't
>conform it *can not* be called an Ada compiler. It states you
can work towards conformity and use the name, but thats an exeption.
>
>If I were to bid on a contract, tell the DOD I'm developing in Ada
>and submit C++, I think they would call that "fraud".
>
>I think part of the resistance to Ada is C belongs to the world.
>Ada belongs to the government! :-)
>
>If this has changed, please enlighten me!

Enlightenment coming up: :)

Check your date on that book.  The trademark was abandoned in 1987.

It was replaced by the "certification mark" that indicates that a
compiler has been validated.  And, indeed, folks would be annoyed if a
vendor put the certification mark on an unvalidated compiler.  But
there *are* non-validated Ada compilers out there, and no one minds so
long as they're not pushed as validated.

Ada 81 was a MIL-STD only, Ada 83 was a joint ANSI/MIL standard, which
ISO accepted in 1987; but Ada 95 is civilian-only (ANSI/ISO/FIPS).

Vastly more enlightenment available on request. :)  Or just check out
the AdaIC Web site: http://sw-eng.falls-church.va.us.

take care,

John
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