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=-1.3 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,INVALID_MSGID autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,42427d0d1bf647b1 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public From: Ken Garlington Subject: Re: Ada Core Technologies and Ada95 Standards Date: 1996/04/25 Message-ID: <317FB4B9.6169@lmtas.lmco.com>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 151457070 references: <00001a73+00002c20@msn.com> <828038680.5631@assen.demon.co.uk> <828127251.85@assen.demon.co.uk> <315FD5C9.342F@lfwc.lockheed.com> <3160EFBF.BF9@lfwc.lockheed.com> <829851188.11037@assen.demon.co.uk> <830205883.24190@assen.demon.co.uk> <317CB1C1.431F@lmtas.lmco.com> <830369569.19364@assen.demon.co.uk> content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii organization: Lockheed Martin Tactical Aircraft Systems mime-version: 1.0 newsgroups: comp.lang.ada x-mailer: Mozilla 2.01 (Macintosh; I; 68K) Date: 1996-04-25T00:00:00+00:00 List-Id: John McCabe wrote: > > I'm loathe to believe that any of the ACVC tests are truly useless > (although I have to admit I haven't looked at them so far), but in a > general case, where the particular test mentioned was _truly_ useless, > then I would choose the performance improvement. As I understand it, one of the changes from ACVC 1.x to ACVC 2.x was exactly to address the problem you are loathe to believe (although "useless" may be a little strong). There were tests in the ACVC 1.x suite that represented language construct used in ways not found in nature. Vendors who failed these strange tests had to fix their compiler, even though they believed this bug would never be seen in user code. If you read the ACVC 2.x documentation, it says that those tests are being written in such a way as to reflect how Ada is really used. Of course, it's not clear to me how they know this... And now, a message from our sponsor (well, MY sponsor, anyway...) ----- Date : 25-APR-1996 13:49:00.00 Posted on : 25-APR-1996 13:50:00.00 April 25, 1996 To: All Employees The ISO 9001 Registration Audit of LMTAS by representatives of the British Standards Institution was completed yesterday. The British Standards Institution is the objective, third-party audit agency that was chosen to assess our degree of compliance with requirements of the internationally recognized ISO 9001 quality standard. I am pleased, and proud, to report that this agency will recommend LMTAS for ISO 9001 registration and certification, based on the results of the audit. This is a significant event that reflects very favorably on our processes, products and people. We can also be proud that LMTAS will be the first major aircraft manufacturer to achieve registration in the United States. My thanks and congratulations to everyone! Besides serving as a strong endorsement of the effectiveness of our quality system, ISO 9001 registration demonstrates our ability to operate according to commercial quality standards, in addition to traditional military standards. This could be an important factor when customer decisions are made about future aircraft programs such as the Joint Strike Fighter. The auditors did identify some areas where improvements can be made. We will be working these areas in the near future and will submit specific actions to the auditing agency, which is the final step in attaining registration. We must remember, of course, that ISO 9001 registration does not signify an end to the need to continually improve quality. I believe our company achieved a heightened awareness of the importance of quality during the weeks in which we prepared for this audit. It is critical for us to maintain this awareness and to strive toward ever-higher standards, so that our customers can continue to share acceptance of the LMTAS quality policy: Our Brand Means Quality. Again, congratulations. Dain M. Hancock Lockheed Martin Tactical Aircraft Systems