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_00,TO_NO_BRKTS_FROM_MSSP autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,1a0fd7f96069214f X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-08-16 08:45:10 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!newsfeed.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!newsfeed.mathworks.com!cyclone.swbell.net!bos-service1.ext.raytheon.com!dfw-service2.ext.raytheon.com.POSTED!not-for-mail Message-ID: <3B7BE6B5.18F9D816@west.raytheon.com> From: Jerry Petrey <"jdpetrey"@west.raytheon.com> X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.76 [en]C-CCK-MCD CSC;Raytheon (WinNT; U) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Documentation Standards References: <3B7BD023.85AEA7F5@raytheon.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2001 08:28:53 -0700 NNTP-Posting-Host: 147.24.83.38 X-Complaints-To: news@ext.ray.com X-Trace: dfw-service2.ext.raytheon.com 997975833 147.24.83.38 (Thu, 16 Aug 2001 10:30:33 CDT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2001 10:30:33 CDT Organization: Raytheon Company Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:11993 Date: 2001-08-16T08:28:53-07:00 List-Id: Mark Johnson wrote: > > "John R. Strohm" wrote: > > > Back in the Middle Ages of military software development, we had > > DOD-STD-2167A and all the related Data Item Descriptions. It used to be > > possible to go out on the Web and download a full set of same, or you could > > get it from your friendly neighborhood company specifications and standards > > library. (I went through that exercise, a few times, with MIL-STD-1679, > > DOD-STD-2167, and DOD-STD-2167A.) > > > > Last I heard, DOD-STD-2167A had been dropped, and the successor project, > > DOD-STD-SDS, was terminated, with the idea being instead to use equivalent > > commercial specification standards. > > > > Does anyone know what the "equivalent" standards are, and where I can scrape > > up a set, and how much it will cost me? ("Free" is a very good answer: this > > is something I'm doing on my own, rather than something my employer wants me > > to spend time and money doing.) > > > > Alternatively, if anyone can point me at a bootleg site with the full set > > for DOD-STD-2167A, i.e., the standard and all the related DIDs, that would > > also be good. > > > > Thanks for all answers. > > > > --John R. Strohm > > A couple minute search using Altavista found a copy of the following "notice of > cancellation" for MIL-STD-498 (the successor to 2167A). As mentioned below, the > IEEE has current standards that you can purchase, subscribe to, etc. I doubt > the pricing is current :-). > --Mark > ----- > > Notice of > Cancellation > IEEE/EIA 12207 Standard for > Software Life Cycle Processing > > MIL-STD-498 > > Notice 1 > > May 27, 1998 > > MIL-STD-498, dated 5 December 1994 has been cancelled as of May 27, 1998. > Information regarding software development and > documentation is now contained in IEEE/EIA 12207, "Information > Technology-Software Life Cycle Processes." The most reliable sources for > IEEE/EIA 12207 are: > > IEEE OPERATIONS CENTER > 445 HOES LANE > PO BOX 1331 > PISCATAWAY NJ 08855-1331 > 1-800-678-4333 > http://www.ieee.org or > http://standards.ieee.org/catalog/contents.html > customer.service@ieee.org > > OR > > GLOBAL ENGINEERING > 15 INVERNESS WAY EAST > ENGLEWOOD CO 80112 > Tel: 800-854-7179 > Fax: 303-397-2740 > http://global.ihs.com > > Ask for: > > IEEE/EIA 12207 Standard Series for Software Life Cycle Processes > Package > > 1.IEEE/EIA 12207.0, "Standard for Information Technology- Software > Life Cycle Processes." > 2.IEEE/EIA 12207.1, "Guide for ISO/IEC 12207, "Standard for > Information Technology-Software Life Cycle Processes-Life > Cycle Data." > 3.IEEE/EIA 12207.2, "Guide for ISO/IEC 12207, "Standard for > Information Technology-Software Life Cycle > Processes-Implementation Considerations." > > Product No. SH94603 (at the IEEE/EIA Piscataway NJ Office) > Non-member cost: $153.00 plus $8.00 Handling > Free UPS ground shipping within the US There is also a good guidebook to IEEE 12207 available from Abelia for $48. Might be worth looking at. See: http://www.abelia.com/12207gd.htm Jerry -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Jerry Petrey -- Senior Principal Systems Engineer - Navigation, Guidance, & Control -- Raytheon Missile Systems - Member Team Ada & Team Forth -- NOTE: please remove in email address to reply -----------------------------------------------------------------------------