Re: New Language Mandate

[srctran@world.std.com (Gregory Aharonian)]

>Therefore, as of April 1, 1997 (today), all DoD contractors will be
>required to write their software in the Intercal language.  Emmett R.
>Paige, Jr., defended the choice of Intercal, saying "It's a widely
>used language, and the syntax is very similar to most other computer
>languages in existence today.  So we expect that programmers of all
>backgrounds will be comfortable with this choice.  We don't expect
>much resistance to it."

I also heard that, as of today, Emettt Paige is resigning, the first high
level DoD official since World War II to take responsibility for massive
fraud, waste and corruption that occured under his command of DISA.
"I should have spoken up earlier as DoD contractors misled and lied to the
DoD about their committment to the Ada Mandate and the use of Ada", he said.
"My last act, though, to give Ada a dignified death, is to fire the current
head of AJPO, John Hamilton, for continuing the established DoD/AJPO policy of
making misleading statements about Ada and Ada policy and refusing to seek
out the truth".

Greg "preparing my lawsuit" Aharonian