bbs00576@uafcseg.uucp (Mike Bates) (12/06/90)
Does anyone know of an anonymous ftp site that has a copy of DOD-STD-2167A? I'd like to be able to search through for key words and phrases to get a better sense of how the various documents fit together. I'd also like to be able to extract paragraphs for inclusion in other documents without retyping. I've tried ajpo.sei.cmu.edu without luck, and I can't get through to SIMTEL20. If ftp isn't possible, are there any government agencies or private companies that might be able to sell me a copy on DOS floppies? Any leads would be greatly appreciated. Mike Bates mbates@tusun2.mcs.utulsa.edu
bbs00576@uafcseg.uucp (Mike Bates) (12/13/90)
In article <5650@uafhp.uark.edu>, bbs00576@uafcseg.uucp (Mike Bates) writes: > > Does anyone know of an anonymous ftp site that has a copy > of DOD-STD-2167A? I'd like to be able to search through > for key words and phrases to get a better sense of how the > various documents fit together. I'd also like to be able > to extract paragraphs for inclusion in other documents > without retyping.... > I still have no leads on the whereabouts of machine-readable 2167A. I have gotten a few replies from other frustrated government contractors who would like to find 2167A and other MIL-STDs on the network. Here's a request/suggestion for the folks at the Software Engineering Institute: Since your mandate is to transfer software engineering knowledge to industry and academia, why not take it upon yourselves to put DOD-STD-2167A and any other standards pertaining to software development on your ftp site? I suspect the SEI would know where to go to find the standards in machine-readable format, or they could always type them in themselves. One other suggestion: Some ftp site (perhaps SEI) should help relieve traffic on SIMTEL20 by carrying the Ada Software Repository, in the same way that wuarchive carries a mirror of SIMTEL20's MSDOS collection. How about it? These are small, practical things SEI could do to help out a lot of people who are involved with software development for the government. Mike Bates mbates@tusun2.mcs.utulsa.edu