XPost: comp.dsp, sci.crypt, sci.electronics.design
From: jya@ieee.org
Steve Pope wrote:
> Le Chaud Lapin wrote:
>
>> So the excuse that there was "not enough time" is not an an excuse,
>> IMO.
>
> Probably encryption was not in the requirements. It would of
> course be illegal for a defense contractor to add features
> just because they thought those features were important...
> they must trace back to a contractual requirement.
I uncovered a serious specification omission when, as a technician for a
subcontractor, I built hardware for the Mercury space capsule. The
contractor (Collins Radio) agreed that the omission could lead to
catastrophic failure, but determined that the amount of paperwork to
effect a change was prohibitive. (Just as I kicked it up to Collins,
they would have had to continue up the chain through McDonnell Douglas
to NASA.) The project manager at Collins agreed to push the matter after
I said that I would ask the astronauts what to do.
Jerry
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