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=1.2 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,FROM_WORDY, INVALID_MSGID autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,b50bc6538a649497 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public From: "Ken Garlington" Subject: Re: Ada student homework ? Date: 2000/11/13 Message-ID: #1/1 X-Deja-AN: 693274803 References: <3A02CED4.520C2768@brighton.ac.uk> <3A078B6F.D34B024B@erols.com> <8ua3m1$bru$1@nnrp1.deja.com> <3A0916BB.584C6C60@cadwin.com> <3A0952B9.34BE19D1@cadwin.com> <3A0A2E53.DD650D8A@ix.netcom.com> <3A0A6B56.7437E9E7@cadwin.com> <3A0B68EF.A06B276D@ix.netcom.com> <3A0BB50B.96F77015@cadwin.com> <3A0BEAC7.5BC70E0@cadwin.com> <3A0BFA4A.5FA9D365@erols.com> <3A0C03BE.C3216454@cadwin.com> <8ujp12$3vk$1@nnrp1.deja.com> <3A0FCBAD.824095C6@cadwin.com> <8uos3l$q6h$1@nnrp1.deja.com> X-Priority: 3 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4133.2400 X-Complaints-To: abuse@flash.net X-Trace: news.flash.net 974159077 216.215.86.138 (Mon, 13 Nov 2000 17:44:37 CST) Organization: FlashNet Communications, http://www.flash.net X-MSMail-Priority: Normal NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2000 17:44:37 CST Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Date: 2000-11-13T00:00:00+00:00 List-Id: "Robert Dewar" wrote in message news:8uos3l$q6h$1@nnrp1.deja.com... : Cost is a legitimate concern -- sometimes -- but not always. : Ask people if they would accept less reliable software in : a Boeing 777 in return for a $3 discount on their ticket ... Well, I would accept the deletion of the "last-gasp" direct actuator backup mode, and I'd also accept having all three branches use the same processor and compiler, so I guess I'm one of the oddball people :) On the other hand, there's some people (Dr. Leveson, for example) who wouldn't fly on a modern Airbus at *any* price...