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From: Simon Wright <simon@pushface.org>
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Subject: Re: Ariane5 FAQ
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"Robert I. Eachus" <rieachus@attbi.com> writes:

> This is managing of several interlocking contracts is something that
> MITRE often goes through.  Using the old nomenclature the A spec
> requirements would be distributed by the individual contractors to the
> B5, and they would want MITRE to certify that meeting the B5
> requirements would satisfy the A-spec requirements.  We would always
> refuse, and instead certify that they were contracted to meet the B5
                                                                    ^^
should that be A? (I don't know the nomenclature)
> requirements.  Many contractors never understood the difference, but
> as you can see from the Ariane 5, there is a difference and it is
> major.