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        A   repository  of  Ada  programs,  software  components,  and
educational  material  has  been  established  on  the  SIMTEL20  host
computer  on  the  Defense  Data  Network.   This  repository has been
accessible to any host computer on  the  network  since  November  26,
1984.

        This repository provides a free source for Ada  programs.   By
using the File Transfer Protocol (FTP) program, users of DDN hosts are
able to scan the directories of the repository and transfer  files  to
their  hosts.   If  the  files are Ada programs, they may then compile
these programs and use them as they desire.  Modifying these  programs
may  be  within  their  rights,  and  they may freely distribute these
programs within and without the DoD as they  desire,  subject  to  the
restrictions specified for each piece of software in its prologue.

        The repository is divided into five main areas:
	
		* Software components
		* Tools and applications
		* Pointers to other information sources
		* Education
		* General information and repository index
	
        The software components section consists of packages and other
compilation units which are of general application as building  blocks
for  programs.   For  instance,  math packages for complex arithmetic,
Fourier transforms,  etc,  may  find  their  way  into  this  section.
Virtual  terminal  packages, which read a termcap and provide general-
purpose screen-manipulation routines, are also  candidates.   Anything
which  is  transportable  (ie, not system-dependent or with provisions
for system independency) and of such a  "building  block"  nature  are
candidates for this section.

        The tools and applications section  is  for  running  programs
which  address  specific problems and, again, are not system-dependent
or  with  provisions  for  system  independency.   Spelling  checkers,
editors,  text  formatters, communications tools, software development
aids, etc, would all be candidates for this section.

        The  pointers  section  contains pointers to other sources for
Ada software, such as large systems which are too  big  to  be  placed
into  the  repository or software which is available to many DDN users
but not to the public  in  general.   A  pointer  to  the  Army's  Ada
Language System will probably be included here, for instance.

        The education section contains various  educational  vehicles.
Such  would  be  running  programs  which  are  solutions to classroom
exercises, and provided herein would be a machine-readable copy of the
exercise,   the  source  to  the  solution  (which  should  be  system
independent), and any other appropriate documentation.

        The  Ada  software  repository  on  SIMTEL20, then, serves two
basic roles:  to promote the exchange and  use  of  Ada  programs  and
tools  (including components) and to promote Ada education (especially
by providing several working examples of programs in source  form  for
people to study and modify).


        All members of the  Ada  community  who  have  access  to  the
Defense  Data Network are encouraged to freely extract information and
programs from the repository as well as make contributions to it.   If
the  demand  warrants,  provision  may  be  made  at  a later date for
providing access to the repository to members of the Ada community who
do  not  have  direct  access  to  the Defense Data Network.  The only
restrictions which apply to the access and use of  this  software  are
presented  in the "Distribution and Copyright" section of the prologue
associated with each piece of software.
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