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=-0.4 required=5.0 tests=AC_FROM_MANY_DOTS,BAYES_00 autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,28cd155693714664 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-06-18 21:40:37 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!opentransit.net!proxad.net!news-hub.cableinet.net!blueyonder!btnet-peer!btnet!diablo.theplanet.net!psiuk-p2!psiuk-p3!uknet!psiuk-n!news.pace.co.uk!nh.pace.co.uk!not-for-mail From: "Marin David Condic" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Faulty languages and Liability Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2002 14:01:17 -0400 Organization: Posted on a server owned by Pace Micro Technology plc Message-ID: References: <3D0DE5E2.5010904@mail.com> <27085883.0206171100.69dfa4d5@posting.google.com> <3D0E48C4.2020005@mail.com> <27085883.0206171945.3a897c1c@posting.google.com> <3D0F4DBB.3010901@mail.com> <2JIP8.6961$AZ6.519787@news6-win.server.ntlworld.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: dhcp-200-133.miami.pace.co.uk X-Trace: nh.pace.co.uk 1024423278 5319 136.170.200.133 (18 Jun 2002 18:01:18 GMT) X-Complaints-To: newsmaster@news.cam.pace.co.uk NNTP-Posting-Date: 18 Jun 2002 18:01:18 GMT X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4522.1200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4522.1200 Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:26349 Date: 2002-06-18T18:01:18+00:00 List-Id: Yup. The article got it dead wrong - which leads one to wonder who their source is for this information. If it was a "systematic software design error" as they claim, I'd find that to be at best "questionable". But it was most certainly NOT a "buffer overflow" - as they claim. In the opinions of many, it wasn't a "design error" at all - the software functioned 100% according to its design. It was a "management error" to change the requirements and then never test the software to be sure it met the new ones. MDC -- Marin David Condic Senior Software Engineer Pace Micro Technology Americas www.pacemicro.com Enabling the digital revolution e-Mail: marin.condic@pacemicro.com "chris.danx" wrote in message news:2JIP8.6961$AZ6.519787@news6-win.server.ntlworld.com... > > > That article blaims coders and buffer overflow errors for the Ariane 5 > fiasco. I thought it was a management issue to reuse of a software module > which worked ok for the Ariane 4? That data valid for the Arian 5 was > invalid data for Arian 4 (due to their differing flight characteristics), > and that the module perfomed as it should have if it were in an Arian 4? > > i.e. the software worked ok, it was just in the wrong rocket. > > > Perhaps someone should tell them. > > > Chris > >