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=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,e6d1607a5397de6b X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2000-11-01 11:27:47 PST Path: supernews.google.com!sn-xit-02!sn-xit-03!supernews.com!europa.netcrusader.net!152.163.239.131!portc03.blue.aol.com!cpk-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!cambridge1-snf1.gtei.net!news.gtei.net!inmet!not-for-mail From: Tucker Taft Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Is the Ada World Embarrassed by the Defense Industry? Date: Wed, 01 Nov 2000 14:27:45 -0500 Organization: AverStar (formerly Intermetrics) Burlington, MA USA Message-ID: <3A006EB1.BA1B841F@averstar.com> References: <39FDE9E4.35F615A6@netwood.net> <39FE461D.275F1363@ix.netcom.com> <8tmt7o$vbj$1@nnrp1.deja.com> <39FEFBF8.D62508B8@netwood.net> <39FF8255.20ACC687@acm.org> NNTP-Posting-Host: nebula.burl.averstar.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: inmet2.burl.averstar.com 973106865 21398 141.199.8.77 (1 Nov 2000 19:27:45 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@inmet2.burl.averstar.com NNTP-Posting-Date: 1 Nov 2000 19:27:45 GMT X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.75 [en] (X11; U; SunOS 5.7 sun4u) X-Accept-Language: en Xref: supernews.google.com comp.lang.ada:1690 Date: 2000-11-01T19:27:45+00:00 List-Id: Ken Garlington wrote: > > Actually, as the person who started this thread, I was talking about > marketing. It just seems odd to make choices that damage your historical > customer base (military) before you've adequately captured your new base > (non-military). I think we are interested in appealing to military customers. If you have recommendations of the best way to do so, please fire away. I honestly had the sense that broadcasting military success stories was actually counterproductive in some circles, including some military circles. -- -Tucker Taft stt@averstar.com http://www.averstar.com/~stt/ Technical Director, Commercial Division, AverStar (formerly Intermetrics) (http://www.averstar.com/services/IT_consulting.html) Burlington, MA USA