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From: Simon Wright <simon@pushface.org>
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Subject: Re: Boeing and Dreamliner
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Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> writes:

>         Lazy programmers who didn't check the performance spec for their 
> attempted reuse caused the crash

As I understand it, project management decided to reuse the Ariane 4
software and would not allow anyone to check performance againse the
new flight profile.

I don't believe this sort of problem could ever be just down to lazy
programmers, that implies a completely laissez-faire attitude on the
part of engineering management, design authorities, system engineering
...