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=-0.0 required=3.0 tests=BAYES_20 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.5-pre1 Date: 20 Dec 92 23:14:56 GMT From: baron!sparks@nosc.mil (Tim Sparks) Subject: Re: DoE software reuse as bad as DoD Message-ID: List-Id: In article srctran@world.std.com (Gregory Aharonian) writes: > I often note how ineffectual and wasteful are DoD software reuse policies, >especially from a private supplier point of view. To be fair, the DoD >does no better or worse than other government agencies when it comes to >creating rational policies for effective reuse of government software and >its transfer to the private sector. > > [ remainder of lengthy article deleted ] Greg, I don't necessarily disagree with most of what you said, but you should have also included that your statements are based on the premise that all government agencies live to re-invent the wheel or worse, suffer from the Not Invented Here Syndrome(NIHS). In many if not all cases it would be economically sound to buy the more expensive version if that is what is required because it is cheaper than spending the time and therefore money to port the "cheaper" code up to the appropriate platform. This is not a problem that endemic to the government and their contractors. That is a problem that the country as a whole is suffering from. Or was the premise a given? 8-{) =============================================================================== Ignorance can be tolerated because it + Tim Sparks can be Overcome! + Email: jadpc!sparks@trout.nosc.mil Stupidity on the other hand should + sparks@satsys.san.mrms.navy.mil crushed whenever and wherever + encountered..... Me + I may be easy...but I'm not cheap! =============================================================================== Logical Intelligent And Uncle Sam Doesn't want to hear about any LIES!!! Efficient Supportable Also Me 8-{) =============================================================================== -- =============================================================================== Ignorance can be tolerated because it + Tim Sparks can be Overcome! + Email: jadpc!sparks@trout.nosc.mil Stupidity on the other hand should + sparks@satsys.san.mrms.navy.mil