From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.5-pre1 (2020-06-20) on ip-172-31-74-118.ec2.internal X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=3.0 tests=BAYES_00,MSGID_SHORT autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.5-pre1 Date: 10 May 93 00:04:12 GMT From: fedfil!news@uunet.uu.net (news) Subject: Re: Ichbiah's letter to Anderson: Here it is Message-ID: <495@fedfil.UUCP> List-Id: In article , rlk@pelton.Rational.COM (Robert Kitzberger) writes: *srctran@world.std.com (Gregory Aharonian) writes: * * *> The first responsibility of the DoD is to develop systems as cheaply *>as possible (without comprimising safety, quality, etc). * *Surely you don't mean this. The first responsibility is to defend our *country. Having to spend ten times the going rate in both money and time for everything you ever do will prevent you from doing that. That's a hell of a good reason for deep-sixing Ada. -- Ted Holden HTE