From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.5-pre1 (2020-06-20) on ip-172-31-74-118.ec2.internal X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.5 required=3.0 tests=BAYES_05 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.5-pre1 Date: 29 Apr 93 14:54:28 GMT From: rational.com!pelton!rlk@uunet.uu.net (Robert Kitzberger) Subject: Re: Ichbiah's letter to Anderson: Here it is Message-ID: List-Id: srctran@world.std.com (Gregory Aharonian) writes: > The first responsibility of the DoD is to develop systems as cheaply >as possible (without comprimising safety, quality, etc). Surely you don't mean this. The first responsibility is to defend our country. Developing systems hopefully helps support that goal. Within systems development, the responsibility is to develop effective, safe systems, as inexpensively as possible. Perhaps you've spent so much time arguing about Ada (usually effectively) that you've suffered from Priority Inversion? ;-) .Bob. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Bob Kitzberger Internet: rlk@rational.com Rational, Grass Valley, CA CompuServe: 70743,1550 type Opinion is private;