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,MSGID_SHORT autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.5-pre1 Date: 26 Feb 93 03:42:59 GMT From: fedfil!news@uunet.uu.net (news) Subject: Re: Why IBM is a detriment to non-Mandate Ada growth Message-ID: <295@fedfil.UUCP> List-Id: In article , srctran@world.std.com (Gregor y Aharonian) writes: > while none of the future standard bearers (such as Microsoft, Borland, > Computer Associates, Novell, or Lotus) ignore Ada and aren't involved > with DoD software engineering research activities? Seems a strange way > to keep compatible with the world. Microsoft and Borland ARE compatible with the world. It's DOD (actually the small/unfortunate sections of DOD which do not manage to find waivers) which are incompatible. -- Ted Holden HTE