Re: New Ada compiler for .NET

["Adam Kingsl" <alexp@ica.net>]

Few years ago I've heard a story from one guy, at that time Ph.D student who
went to Iran to teach Control Systems Theory. Amusing thing was that his
contract was terminated 1 month earlier because, as he believed, he used his
lectures to carry political propaganda. Despite that fact he was PAID IN
FULL and some g-nt official escorted him to airport after that and made sure
that he will live unchecked (no stamps in his passport) for "his own good".
Why would anyone abuse his student's trust in him as an engineer for
religious "propaganda" ?
I think instead of declaring them enemies we would help them to catch up
with technologies so they won't feel like living in dark ages and consider
rest of the world to be more of friends than of "Americans" ?

"Richard Riehle" <richard@adaworks.com> wrote in message
news:3DEA5CC0.6B435E66@adaworks.com...
> "Robert C. Leif" wrote:
>
> > Yes! Or if you are a pessimist, the US DoD uses C++ and the enemy uses
> > Ada. Unfortunately, there is ample precedent for this. The Germans used
> > General De Gaulle's writings on tank warfare to invade France. The US
> > invented the aircraft carrier; and the Japanese used them at Pearl
> > Harbor.
> > Bob Leif
>
> Interesting note, Robert.  A couple of years ago we received a request
> for Ada training from Iran.    Every now and then, we get a request
> from some other potential enemy.  We don't do training for these
> countries, but the fact that they are doing projects in Ada is amusing.
> My little booklet, Ada Distilled, has been downloaded by people from
> all over the world including many places in the Middle East.  GNAT
> compilers are also being downloaded from a lot of places we don't
> have particularly friendly relations.   Hmmmmmmm.  I wonder if
> the copy of GNAT in North Korea is being used for nuclear
> weapons construction?
>
> Richard Riehle
>