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: 103376,93e601c1ce1d293c X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1995-01-30 08:11:31 PST Path: nntp.gmd.de!newsserver.jvnc.net!news.cac.psu.edu!news.pop.psu.edu!hudson.lm.com!godot.cc.duq.edu!news.duke.edu!news.mathworks.com!udel!gatech!swrinde!ihnp4.ucsd.edu!newshub.nosc.mil!nosc!suned1!mercury!sws From: sws@mercury.nswses.navy.mil (Scott . Smart CDR) Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: DOD-STD-2167a Message-ID: <49686@suned1.Nswses.Navy.MIL> Date: 30 Jan 95 16:11:31 GMT References: <3frvbi$re5@cronkite.seas.gwu.edu> Sender: news@suned1.nswses.navy.MIL Organization: PHD NSWC Date: 1995-01-30T16:11:31+00:00 List-Id: In article , Howard Verne wrote: >I received a "released" copy of MIL-STD-498 in the mail today. >It is my understanding that it was approved for approx. 2 years >until the IEEE/EIA commercial version is released. > >verne@pc.gcs.litton.com FWIW, we recently received direction (believe from Sec Nav) that there was no commercial equivalent standard to 2167A that would produce software with the requried reliability. Therefore, 2167A (and I suppose 498) are approved for specifying in mission critical software contracts. s smart -- |Naval Surface Warface Center| sws@suned1.nswses.navy.mil | Port Hueneme Division | Any statements / opinions are mine and not | Cruise Weapons Dept | DoD or DoN