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From: snarflemike@yahoo.com (Mike Silva)
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Subject: Re: Hide Ada's DOD/military connection (Re: Advertisment for Ada)
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Faust <urfaust@optushome.com.au> wrote in message news:<smttyvr4.fsf_-_@optushome.com.au>...
> Mitch Kapor resigned when he found that his company's software is being 
> used by the Pentagon.
> 
> 
> This attitude is common and should make Ada fans realise that playing up
> the DOD / military connection will only help to kill off Ada.
> 
> See:
> 
> http://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/11/business/11PRIV.html
> " 
> Software Pioneer Quits Board of Groove
> By JOHN MARKOFF
> 
> SAN FRANCISCO, March 10 ? Mitchell D. Kapor, a personal computer 
> industry software pioneer and a civil liberties activist, 
> has resigned from the board of Groove Networks after learning that 
> the company's software was being used by the Pentagon "
 
Hmmmm...

<http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/071/business/Kapor_quits_board_of_Groove_Networks+.shtml>

Rather, let's expose the languages used by Groove (I doubt Ada is
prominent among them) and cause *them* to be killed off!  Brilliant!

Sheesh....