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From: Kilgallen@SpamCop.net (Larry Kilgallen)
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Subject: Re: why? US Army Ada software converted to C++?
Date: 7 Oct 2001 07:09:11 -0500
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In article <3BBFB4BE.C4A775B9@acm.org>, Jeffrey Carter <jrcarter@acm.org> writes:
> Since this is in Huntsville, AL, it may be NMD related. At least one
> existing major Ada software system for NMD, developed by one of the
> subcontractors, is being rewritten in "C++" by the prime
> contractor/integrator, Boeing. All the evidence I saw indicates that
> this is solely to give Boeing more control and more of the profits for
> this project.

This supports the viewpoint that what is best for the contractor is not
necessarily the same as what is best for the project.  Perhaps subsequent
maintenance gets billed on a time-and-materials basis.