From: rlove@neosoft.com (Robert B. Love )
Cc: gwinn@res.ray.com
Subject: Re: Gov't, non-DoD use of Ada
Date: 1996/09/05
Date: 1996-09-05T00:00:00+00:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <50nn37$rpa@uuneo.neosoft.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: gwinn-0509961642430001@smc19.ed.ray.com
In <gwinn-0509961642430001@smc19.ed.ray.com> Joe Gwinn wrote:
> The FAA no longer permits Ada on new procurements, subsequent to the
AAS
> debacle. It isn't often one gets to waste $6 billion. Only ANSI C
and
> C++ are permitted, except where existing systems are being modified.
> There was a newsgroup debate on the wisdom of this decision, but the
FAA
> has in fact backed away from Ada.
Isn't Thomson/France bragging they've done 30-some nation's air traffic
control systems in Ada? Isn't Canada doing theirs now in Ada? This
seems
like a clear statement of Ada's suitablility for the task and against
the competence of the AAS managers.
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Thread overview: 21+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
1996-08-24 0:00 Gov't, non-DoD use of Ada Robert B. Love
1996-08-26 0:00 ` John Woodruff
1996-09-05 0:00 ` Joe Gwinn
1996-09-05 0:00 ` Robert B. Love [this message]
1996-09-06 0:00 ` Chris Brand
1996-09-06 0:00 ` Larry Kilgallen
1996-09-08 0:00 ` Michael Feldman
1996-09-18 0:00 ` Joe Gwinn
1996-09-20 0:00 ` Michael Feldman
1996-09-09 0:00 ` Alex P. Madarasz, Jr.
1996-09-08 0:00 ` Richard Riehle
1996-09-06 0:00 ` Ron Thompson
1996-09-09 0:00 ` Joe Gwinn
1996-09-10 0:00 ` Ron Thompson
1996-09-11 0:00 ` Kevin D. Heatwole
1996-09-06 0:00 ` Jon S Anthony
1996-09-10 0:00 ` Jon S Anthony
1996-09-10 0:00 ` Bob Noel
1996-09-16 0:00 ` Joe Gwinn
1996-09-17 0:00 ` Gov't, non-DoD use of Ada (C-based COTS no excuse...) David Emery
1996-09-12 0:00 ` Gov't, non-DoD use of Ada Sandy McPherson
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