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=0.2 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,INVALID_MSGID, REPLYTO_WITHOUT_TO_CC autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,fedc2d05e82c9174 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public From: Marin David Condic Subject: Re: Ada 83 - Sometimes still chosen Date: 1999/03/29 Message-ID: <36FF8EC7.5C7CA47@pwfl.com>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 460358111 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: condicma@bogon.pwfl.com References: <87aex3pue4.fsf@mihalis.ix.netcom.com> <36F913E0.75F51763@lmco.com> <7dbcj3$e0l@dfw-ixnews7.ix.netcom.com> <7dbvl2$5bl$1@nnrp1.dejanews.com> <7dc9ld$2u6@dfw-ixnews9.ix.netcom.com> <7dfqr1$g5j$1@nnrp1.dejanews.com> <7dgm56$2c4@dfw-ixnews6.ix.netcom.com> <36fbe743.5372929@news.pacbell.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Organization: Pratt & Whitney Mime-Version: 1.0 Reply-To: diespammer@pwfl.com Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Date: 1999-03-29T00:00:00+00:00 List-Id: Tom Moran wrote: > > >If they fail to specify the > > version of Ada... > If an elementary school student asks you "is the moon round" the > appropriate answer is "yes". But if a spacecraft designer asks you The critical point is that it absolutely never pays to be rude to those who have not been rude to you. Some poor soul posts an innocent enough question to this newsgroup and gets flogged with "RTFM!" or "Why didn't you tell us it was Ada83, you moron!" and he's really going to want to come back here and as another question, right? ;-) There are more than enough people out there who are ignorant of The Great Ada83/Ada95 Debate. Ignorance is not a crime. Ignorance is not stupidity. Ignorance is not shameful. Ignorance is just ignorance and we should *politely* try to enlighten those who suffer from the condition. MDC -- Marin David Condic Real Time & Embedded Systems, Propulsion Systems Analysis United Technologies, Pratt & Whitney, Large Military Engines M/S 731-95, P.O.B. 109600, West Palm Beach, FL, 33410-9600 ***To reply, remove "bogon" from the domain name.***