From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: ** X-Spam-Status: No, score=2.6 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_20,INVALID_DATE, MSGID_SHORT,REPLYTO_WITHOUT_TO_CC autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 Path: utzoo!censor!geac!torsqnt!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!samsung!uunet!seas.gwu.edu!mfeldman From: mfeldman@seas.gwu.edu (Michael Feldman) Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Legislative Mandate for Ada Message-ID: <2465@sparko.gwu.edu> Date: 17 Dec 90 20:57:48 GMT References: <2449@sparko.gwu.edu> <9700@as0c.sei.cmu.edu> <2455@sparko.gwu.edu> <9728@as0c.sei.cmu.edu> Reply-To: mfeldman@seas.gwu.edu () Organization: The George Washington University, Washington D.C. List-Id: In article <9728@as0c.sei.cmu.edu> bwb@sei.cmu.edu (Bruce Benson) writes: > >Nope, just fears. I sat in a meeting where an individual (working in >one of the military service DoD secretariets) insisted that any university >that got federal money (ROTC, research grants, etc.) should be told to teach >Ada or have their money taken away. Luckily, no one took him too seriously, >but his position was such that many people have to take him seriously (and >he advises other more senior people on technical issues, such as Ada). Sheesh! No wonder Ada has a bad name, with guys like this rattling around the Ada business. I'll bet he's a friend of Reagan who believes that government should get off the backs of the people, too. :-) Every time I start thinking charitably, someone comes along and makes a good case for cynicism. Sad commentary. Mike Feldman