> >> I was rather shocked to learn that the Navy (at least for one program) is > >> requiring that all software -not- be written in Ada. I asked if that > >> included COTS, and, at least from a second-hand source, the answer was > "yes". > > > >Are you sure the real reason is that they need data to prove > >that a pure Ada project is cheaper than a non-Ada project? > > > > Quite sure. I was told that none of the software could be written in Ada, > even if it came as part of a COTS product. I believe at least part of the > reason is that this manager thinks that Ada-knowledgeable people are too > scarce to be able to maintain the system for a reasonable cost. Shame we can't contact him/her en masse, to demonstrate our existence! :-)