Hi, Everyone, This is now in the PAL. Much improved. There is also a hot button at the top level (in pal.html and pal_a.htm) to get you there quickly. Enjoy! Rick -- Richard Conn, PAL Manager | [log in to unmask] Opinions expressed herein are my own and not necessarily those of anyone else. ============================================================================= Public Ada Library (PAL) Release Notice Release of: Update to Ada Advocacy Package ------------------------------ 1. Taxonomy: DOCUMENTS ADA ADVOCACY PACKAGE MAKING THE BUSINESS CASE FOR ADA ------------------------------ 2. Author: SIGAda Ada Resources Association (ARA) Ada Joint Program Office (AJPO) Ada Information Clearinghouse (AdaIC) Colbert, Edward Engle, Charles Masters, Michael Mathis, Robert ------------------------------ 3. Rights: Approved for Public Release; Distribution Unlimited ------------------------------ 4. Copyright: None ------------------------------ 5. Abstract: The Ada Advocacy Package -or- Making the Business Case for Ada 2nd Release SIGAda, the Ada Resources Association (ARA), the Ada Joint Program Office (AJPO), the AJPO's agent (the Ada Information Clearinghouse (AdaIC)), and many others in the Ada community have identified as one impediment to the widespread use of Ada a previously-unfulfilled need to make widely available a package containing a small number of refined, tested, best-of-breed materials usable by anyone who is trying to convince an organization or project to use Ada. The "Ada Advocacy Package" has been created to help address this shortcoming - all of these organizations have initiated focused efforts to collect, create, and refine the appropriate Ada advocacy materials. Materials in this package include: . management/business briefings (documented productivity benefits, cost/schedule results, risk mitigation effects, availability of trained Ada programmers, and other topics) . technical briefings (features of Ada that support improved software engineering and development) . a concise monograph (equivalent to the briefings) . a catalog of vendors providing Ada products and services . a set of Ada "success stories" in various domains (especially commercial software domains) . frequently asked questions about Ada, its availability, and results of its usage . resource lists (including education/training materials and providers) and Web pointers . tailoring and selection guidelines for using the package's contents In the files advoc1.zip and advoc2.zip, you will find (courtesy of Dr. Charles Engle): Masters -- contains a file sent specifically to put up on the Web (see note below). Requires Powerpoint 4.0 for Windows 95. Colbert -- "Ada in Open Systems" by Edward Colbert. Engle - Dr. Charles Engle's "Why Ada" brief. FalsRed -- contains an FAQ style document entitled Fallacies and Red Herrings. It attempts to answer the non-technical issues that come up with regard to Ada use. Mathis1 -- a presentation given at a European Space Agency symposium by Bob Mathis Mathis2 -- a presentation to the NRC study committee by Bob Mathis Mathis3 -- a presentation at STC'96 by Bob Mathis Mathis4 -- a presentation at AdaEurope'96 by Bob Mathis You will also find whyada3.zip. These files constitute a set of briefing notes by Dr. Charles Engle on why Ada is a better choice over other languages. They are in a workable format (compatible with the PAL and the Ada CDROMs), but there is some room for improvement. ------------------------------ 6. Release Notice: This prologue must be included in all copies of this software. Restrictions on use or distribution: NONE ------------------------------ 7. Directory Listing: languages/ada/docs/advocacy: File Name Size --------- ---- README 1,026 advoc1.zip 317,717 advoc2.zip 468,315 whyada3.zip 88,264 Totals ============== ============== 4 Files 875,322