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From: "Dmitry A. Kazakov" <mailbox@dmitry-kazakov.de>
Subject: Re: Ada vs Java
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On Tue, 21 Jun 2005 22:59:27 GMT, Bj�rn Persson wrote:

> HansF wrote:
>> [...] and now you
>> acknowledge that Ada has bugs (at least potentially), but does not have a
>> disclaimer, and therefore does not make the user aware of *possible*
>> deficiencies. I see the potential for a lawsuit in any decently litigious
>> society.
> 
> In that case I'm pretty sure the United States of America is the one and 
> only "decently litigious" society on this planet.
> 
> Do you really, honestly think there is *any* nuclear power plant 
> *anywhere* on the Earth, where the programmers who wrote the software 
> for it didn't already *know* that any program may have bugs?

It's no matter whether a product has a defect or not. What matters is who
would take the responsibility for the consequences. I wouldn't for any
program written in Java if that should work in any hazardous to one's life
environment. Neither Sun seeks for such adventures for itself...

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Regards,
Dmitry A. Kazakov
http://www.dmitry-kazakov.de