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 15:03:04 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news.ems.psu.edu!news.cse.psu.edu!uwm.edu!newsfeed.cs.utexas.edu!geraldo.cc.utexas.edu!not-for-mail From: "Bobby D. Bryant" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Ariane5 FAQ Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2003 16:00:22 -0600 Organization: dis- Message-ID: References: <1058799152.775376@master.nyc.kbcfp.com> <1058810510.375902@master.nyc.kbcfp.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: dial-103-7.ots.utexas.edu Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: geraldo.cc.utexas.edu 1058824867 13665 128.83.176.55 (21 Jul 2003 22:01:07 GMT) X-Complaints-To: abuse@utexas.edu NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2003 22:01:07 +0000 (UTC) User-Agent: Pan/0.14.0 (I'm Being Nibbled to Death by Cats!) Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:40587 Date: 2003-07-21T16:00:22-06:00 List-Id: On Mon, 21 Jul 2003 14:01:50 -0400, Hyman Rosen wrote: > Vinzent Hoefler wrote: >> Obviously you are saying there were any reasons. So could you please >> explain what they were? > > 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 are merely restating the fact that they _did_ assume it, not giving a reason for assuming it. > 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. No, it's more like saying that just because my Kia fits in my parking space I have no reason to believe my new Ranchero will also fit there. -- Bobby Bryant Austin, Texas