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-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,f039470e8f537101 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2003-07-21 17:16:43 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!postnews1.google.com!not-for-mail From: aek@vib.usr.pu.ru (Alexander Kopilovitch) Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Ariane5 FAQ Date: 21 Jul 2003 17:16:42 -0700 Organization: http://groups.google.com/ Message-ID: References: <1058799152.775376@master.nyc.kbcfp.com> <1058810510.375902@master.nyc.kbcfp.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: 62.152.82.136 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: posting.google.com 1058833003 22146 127.0.0.1 (22 Jul 2003 00:16:43 GMT) X-Complaints-To: groups-abuse@google.com NNTP-Posting-Date: 22 Jul 2003 00:16:43 GMT Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:40594 Date: 2003-07-22T00:16:43+00:00 List-Id: Hyman Rosen wrote: >The OP said that there was no reason to assume that the software >used in the Ariane 4 would work in the Ariane 5. But the designers >of the Ariane 5 chose to use the hardware and software unchanged, >so they obviously believed that it would work. You apparently count high managers of the project along with real designers. Actually there are no signs that real designers were even asked about the matter. All we know is that some high managers of the project decided that the SRI from Ariane 4 will be used for Ariane 5 without any change. Yes, those managers apparently believed that it would work, and this implies only that they think of SRI as of a commodity, something like a tourist's compass, but perhaps bigger and certainly much more expensive. >The OP seems to be saying that just because I can drive my car >from my house to the supermarket, I have no reason to believe >that I can drive my car from my house to the video store. Well, just because you can drive you car from your house to the supermarket, you have no reason to believe that you can drive my heavy truck from your house to the video store. You may only *hope* that you can. Alexander Kopilovitch aek@vib.usr.pu.ru Saint-Petersburg Russia