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-Thread: 103376,a474477bbf9436a9 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit From: Brian May Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Ariane5 FAQ, Observer's version, 8th draft References: Date: Sun, 28 Nov 2004 11:06:36 +1100 Message-ID: User-Agent: Gnus/5.1007 (Gnus v5.10.7) Emacs/21.3 (gnu/linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:lDcT6LMNeNAIQb0lTY2H89C5+hQ= MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii NNTP-Posting-Host: snoopy.microcomaustralia.com.au X-Trace: news.melbourne.pipenetworks.com 1101600374 202.173.153.89 (28 Nov 2004 10:06:14 +1000) X-Complaints-To: abuse@pipenetworks.com X-Abuse-Info: Please forward all headers to enable your complaint to be properly processed. Path: g2news1.google.com!news1.google.com!news.maxwell.syr.edu!news-north.connect.com.au!news.alphalink.com.au!news.melbourne.pipenetworks.com!not-for-mail Xref: g2news1.google.com comp.lang.ada:6569 Date: 2004-11-28T11:06:36+11:00 List-Id: >>>>> "Alexander" == Alexander E Kopilovich writes: Alexander> Q. But media told us that there was an error in the Alexander> software that caused that crash. Is it right? Alexander> A. No, it is wrong. There was no such an error in the Alexander> software. The software worked perfectly for the Alexander> purpose, for which it was created, that is, for Ariane Alexander> 4. The software was not created for Ariane 5, and there Alexander> were no reasons to expect that it should work for this Alexander> new rocket. So, the error, which caused the crash was Alexander> blinded use of a software created for another job. And Alexander> this error was severely aggravated by subsequent error Alexander> -- skipping mandatory test procedure before the first Alexander> flight. I would argue this was in fact an error in the software installed, even though the software itself did exactly as in intended. If I accidently installed software designed for my Microwave oven in my fridge, and my fridge subsequently tried to cook food rather then cool/freeze food, I would still consider it an error in the software installed. Despite the fact the software did exactly as intended. I agree though that the choice of language was in no way a contributing factor. -- Brian May