Re: Hey, blame the private sector!

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In <1993May26.182402.19744@source.asset.com> vand@source.asset.com (Laurence Va
nDolsen) writes:

>In article <EMERY.93May25191416@dr_no.mitre.org> emery@dr_no.mitre.org
>(David Emery) writes:

>> On the other
>>hand, what do you suppose the SEI CMM rating would be for Richard
>>Stallman, et.al. at the Free Software Foundation?

>Intriguing question.  They would probably conclude that he follows his
>proven process religiously.  A lot of the assessment methodology relies
>on having the process documented and being able to audit tangible
>artifacts which demonstrate adherence to the process.  I suspect that he
>works with such a small group that they have, generally, found this
>unnecessary.

Which infers that the FSF would be evaluated at a low CMM level,
which could bar them from being awarded a government contract
that required the contractor to have attained a certain CMM level.

--Rob  spray@convex.com