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- From: firth@sei.cmu.edu (Robert Firth)
- Subject: Re: Beginning of End of Ada Mandate
- Message-ID: <1993Jan6.075046.26712@sei.cmu.edu>
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- Organization: Software Engineering Institute
- References: <C0EusD.JG3@world.std.com>
- Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1993 07:50:46 EST
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- In article <C0EusD.JG3@world.std.com> srctran@world.std.com (Gregory Aharonian) writes:
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- > Paul Strassman, as I have pointed out before, does not regard Ada highly.
- >And when the DoD computing czar, currently sweeping every DoD computer under
- >his belt (and getting away with it over service turf walls), does not highly
- >regard Ada, you can start kissing the Mandate goodby. Never have spoken to him
- >personally, so my belief in this statement is mostly based on the fact that he
- >publicly never mentions in the context of defense computing.
-
- I have spoken to Mr Strassman personally, and can confirm that he does
- have a high regard for Ada. Of course, being a good professional with
- an interest in getting the job done, he regards it as a tool, not a
- religion, and so doesn't feel the need to wave it in the air like the
- head of John the Baptist at every conceivable opportunity.
-
- Have you ever considered writing for the Weekly World News, Mr Aharonian?
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