Re: verdix kisses off Ada

[world!srctran@uunet.uu.net (Gregory Aharonian)]

>I question whether posts such as this post from Mr. Aharonian are productive.
>It seems that Ada vendors MUST reply in order to set the record straight but
>what if there is no reason to straighten the record in the first place?  The
>little bit of the article provided doesn't indicate that Verdix is abandoning
>Ada.

   I disagree.  The article as worded is ambigious, and can be interpreted
to imply that Verdix is abandoning Ada.  Admittedly, I used the article to
make a leap in conclusion.  Maybe I should have argued that Ada companies
have to careful watch what is written about them because so little appears
about Ada that all of the news better be good.  A corporate manager
thinking about adopting Ada might read the original article and think,
"Gee Ada companies seem to be switching languages and being bought out,
which is usually not a good sign.  Maybe the language is too unsteady
for us to adopt".  Purely a perception problem, but given all of the bad
press Ada and Ada projects get, it's important to avoid ambiguity.  It
would be great of Verdix could get the magazine to run the response as
a letter to the editor.

Greg
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