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: 5 Jun 93 20:56:48 GMT From: dale!jhb@nosc.mil (John Bollenbacher) Subject: Re: Data shows Top 50 Software Vendors not using Ada Message-ID: List-Id: Would we possibly save large amounts of bandwidth if we all agreed with Greg? Greg, we all agree that if the mandate we lifted and the DoD were allowed to choose the cheapest language with which to create a system one of 2 things would happen: 1) Ada would not successfully compete in the open market and would disappear, or 2) Ada would successfully compete and its prices would drop It is also quite obvious that in either case, the DoD would be in the position it was in when it decided it needed a mandate. Now this is the part that needs to be read slowly by some: The DoD is responsible for maintaining huge amounts of embedded software for very long periods of time. If each procurer is free to choose the implementation language that make his program's creation cheapest, there will be an overwhelming number of language/dialects to be maintained by this department (read tax-dollars). The point of the mandate is the ease this management problem. IT IS NOT THE GOVERNMENTS JOB TO MAKE ADA SUCCESSFUL IN THE OPEN MARKET. Sorry, for the caps (and the general, frustrated, tone of this posting). -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- - John Bollenbacher jhb@dale.cts.com - - Titan Linkabit Corp. (619) 552-9963 - - 3033 Science Park Rd. - - San Diego, Ca. 92121 - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------