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=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Thread: 103376,ac9405996d0dcb7f X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit Path: g2news1.google.com!news4.google.com!news.glorb.com!wn14feed!worldnet.att.net!12.120.4.37!attcg2!attcg1!ip.att.net!news.binc.net!clubley From: clubley@remove_me.eisner.decus.org-Earth.UFP (Simon Clubley) Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Would You Fly an Airplane with a Linux-Based Control System? Date: 6 Dec 2004 07:20:19 -0600 Organization: Encompasserve Message-ID: References: <2004112218292016807%david@bottoncom> <20619edc.0411251028.3e249bf3@posting.google.com> <41A7014E.8090803@mailinator.com> <41a731d4$0$7824$ba620e4c@news.skynet.be> NNTP-Posting-Host: eisner.encompasserve.org X-Trace: grandcanyon.binc.net 1102339204 11826 192.135.80.34 (6 Dec 2004 13:20:04 GMT) X-Complaints-To: abuse@binc.net NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2004 13:20:04 +0000 (UTC) Xref: g2news1.google.com comp.lang.ada:6798 Date: 2004-12-06T07:20:19-06:00 List-Id: In article , "Enrique Laso Leon" writes: > I am wondering why people try to make this accident an issue with the > programming language and not what it was : a total failure in a software > project management. > Politics. People seem not to be able to handle the fact that a US DoD designed language is better for writing mission critical software than their favourite language of the month. As a result, Ada is blamed (even wrongly) whenever possible. "Look! You get spectacular fireworks displays with Ada as well as with our language!" Simon. -- Simon Clubley, clubley@remove_me.eisner.decus.org-Earth.UFP Microsoft: The Standard Oil Company of the 21st century