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Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2007 23:44:26 +0200
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adaworks@sbcglobal.net:
...
 > As long as officials in the DoD believe that Ada is not supposed
 > to be used for military projects anymore (many believe just that),
 > Ada will be in decline.
...

Despite of the DoD initial investment in the Ada language, I would not count too 
much on that side for a support.
A French proverb says: "Military medicine is for medicine what the military 
music is for music".
Maybe Ada is too good for military after all ?...
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