>I don't think it's even a mindset. It's that sort of "nobody is responsible for a large enough part of the system to be able to stop things and force things to

>I don't think it's even a mindset. It's that sort of "nobody is responsible for a large enough part of the system to be able to stop things and force things to be done right" situation that a lot of big-cos get into that results in them crapping out half baked products. I agree that plays a part. But the people in charge of the flight computer software should know better than to have no redundancy. And the executives definately are able to stop things and force them to be done right, and instill in their employees a mentality of safety-first. But their bonuses might have suffered, so...