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,FREEMAIL_FROM autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,f948976d12c7ee33 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2003-06-22 08:06:07 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!logbridge.uoregon.edu!newshub.sdsu.edu!elnk-pas-nf2!elnk-pas-nf1!newsfeed.earthlink.net!newsfeed2.easynews.com!newsfeed1.easynews.com!easynews.com!easynews!crtntx1-snh1.gtei.net!news.gtei.net!chcgil2-snh1.gtei.net!news.bbnplanet.com!wn12feed!worldnet.att.net!bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net.POSTED!not-for-mail Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Boeing and Dreamliner From: James Rogers References: <3EF5B10E.40804@noplace.com> Message-ID: User-Agent: Xnews/5.04.25 Date: Sun, 22 Jun 2003 15:06:07 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 12.86.38.108 X-Complaints-To: abuse@worldnet.att.net X-Trace: bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net 1056294367 12.86.38.108 (Sun, 22 Jun 2003 15:06:07 GMT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 22 Jun 2003 15:06:07 GMT Organization: AT&T Worldnet Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:39565 Date: 2003-06-22T15:06:07+00:00 List-Id: Marin David Condic wrote in news:3EF5B10E.40804@noplace.com: > Do I detect a troll??? ;-) > I believe the point was that expert witnesses could not show that using Ada by itself prevents class A mishaps. In that respect he is correct. The remark was in response to the assertion that this newsgroup could provide many expert witnesses to support a claim that use of C++ in avionics was irresponsible. The problem is that such testimony is highly technical. Such a technical level of information is easily distorted by a clever lawyer who relies upon the confusion of the judge and jury. A question about the Ariane 5 would be the opening argument from such a lawyer. Jim Rogers