From: gwinn@res.ray.com (Joe Gwinn)
Subject: Re: Gov't, non-DoD use of Ada
Date: 1996/09/05
Date: 1996-09-05T00:00:00+00:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <gwinn-0509961642430001@smc19.ed.ray.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 4vnlgn$mko@uuneo.neosoft.com
The FAA no longer permits Ada on new procurements, subsequent to the AAS
debacle. It isn't often one gets to waste $6 billion. Only ANSI C and
C++ are permitted, except where existing systems are being modified.
There was a newsgroup debate on the wisdom of this decision, but the FAA
has in fact backed away from Ada.
Joe Gwinn
In article <4vnlgn$mko@uuneo.neosoft.com>, rlove@neosoft.com (Robert B.
Love ) wrote:
> While use and waivers for Ada on DoD projects is discussed here
> a lot, what about non-DoD big gov't projects? Anybody have any
> info on Ada usage in:
>
> 1) NSA
> 2) NRO
> 3) CIA
> 4) NASA (other than space station)
> 5) FAA
> 6) NOAA
> 7) DOE
>
> Concerning #7, I know a little about what the Idaho reactor people do
> with
> Ada but what about Los Alamos & Lawrence Livermore.
>
> And can I get in trouble for asking about 1-3? <grin>
>
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Thread overview: 21+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
1996-08-24 0:00 Gov't, non-DoD use of Ada Robert B. Love
1996-08-26 0:00 ` John Woodruff
1996-09-05 0:00 ` Joe Gwinn [this message]
1996-09-05 0:00 ` Robert B. Love
1996-09-06 0:00 ` Chris Brand
1996-09-06 0:00 ` Larry Kilgallen
1996-09-08 0:00 ` Michael Feldman
1996-09-18 0:00 ` Joe Gwinn
1996-09-20 0:00 ` Michael Feldman
1996-09-09 0:00 ` Alex P. Madarasz, Jr.
1996-09-08 0:00 ` Richard Riehle
1996-09-06 0:00 ` Ron Thompson
1996-09-09 0:00 ` Joe Gwinn
1996-09-10 0:00 ` Ron Thompson
1996-09-11 0:00 ` Kevin D. Heatwole
1996-09-06 0:00 ` Jon S Anthony
1996-09-10 0:00 ` Jon S Anthony
1996-09-10 0:00 ` Bob Noel
1996-09-16 0:00 ` Joe Gwinn
1996-09-17 0:00 ` Gov't, non-DoD use of Ada (C-based COTS no excuse...) David Emery
1996-09-12 0:00 ` Gov't, non-DoD use of Ada Sandy McPherson
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