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=0.6 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_05,INVALID_DATE autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,fc632236199a7d9d,start X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1994-09-08 03:47:45 PST Path: nntp.gmd.de!xlink.net!slsv6bt!slbh01.bln.sel.alcatel.de!rcvie!Austria.EU.net!newsfeed.ACO.net!paladin.american.edu!auvm!B856S3.SSC.AF.MIL!jwilson Comments: Gated by NETNEWS@AUVM.AMERICAN.EDU Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Encoding: 29 TEXT X-Mailer: Microsoft Mail V3.0 Message-ID: <2E6E1012@smtpnov.ssc.af.mil> Date: Wed, 7 Sep 1994 12:09:00 PDT Sender: Ada programming language From: "Wilson, Jon, INET ----" Subject: Re: Government Policy in Ada Acquisitions Comments: To: adalist-reply Date: 1994-09-07T12:09:00-07:00 List-Id: > From: Colin James III The Rt Rev'd > Re the shot across the bow from Jim Thomes (writing from > aetechca@powergrid.electriciti.com), I specifically agree > with Thomes naming only two individuals as relative opposites > in his piece: Ralph Crafts and Robert Dewar. > Well, I've been receiving the adalist for nearly a year and have never replied back to the list, soooo... While Mr Thomes made several valid points, his primary concern is his business (as it should be). Unfortunately, there will always be those in the government who have the authority to purchase, but not the sense to avoid "snake-oil" salesmen and vapor/bug ware. No matter how good GNAT gets, it will not keep people from buying Ada compilers and products. I know of a government agency (4 years ago) that disposed of an entire cabinet full of compilers and "development environments" (bugware?) that was purchased based on promises of future releases, complete X-window bindings, etc, etc, but the net value was recyclable paper and blank disks. The actual product was so poor that it was deemed unsuitable for training, let alone development. If Mr Thomes could sell that, then he should have no problem selling his current products. Jon Wilson