France isn't a NATO member but is a fellow (?) EU state. We (in the UK) have a strong interest in protecting ourselves from our oldest enemies... and France tops the list. I presume the ultimate reason for needing the full code is to make sure that we can blast anything French out of the seas and skies ('specially as they've been so helpful with their carrier details) should they, a) make any disturbing noises our way (Les Farmers dit "NON", "Subsidy? Quell subsidy?" etc.) or, b) offer to support us in any military endeavour especially in any back-up position:)
|Floppy disks were slow, but if you clicked on save, the minute you heard the clicking and whirring stop you knew the data was 'safe' and you knew where it was.|
Yup, it was stuck in the X%$*=~#@ drive until you got a screwdriver to prise it out.
-- I remember the "good old days", they were 95% bad. Tell a teenager that today and they won't know what you're talking about! --
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They must have snuck in whilst I wasn't lookin. Even more need for the source code (for the reasons listed) and quickly!
France isn't a NATO member but is a fellow (?) EU state. We (in the UK) have a strong interest in protecting ourselves from our oldest enemies ... and France tops the list. I presume the ultimate reason for needing the full code is to make sure that we can blast anything French out of the seas and skies ('specially as they've been so helpful with their carrier details) should they, a) make any disturbing noises our way (Les Farmers dit "NON", "Subsidy? Quell subsidy?" etc.) or, b) offer to support us in any military endeavour especially in any back-up position :)
|Floppy disks were slow, but if you clicked on save, the minute you heard the clicking and whirring stop you knew the data was 'safe' and you knew where it was.|
Yup, it was stuck in the X%$*=~#@ drive until you got a screwdriver to prise it out.
-- I remember the "good old days", they were 95% bad. Tell a teenager that today and they won't know what you're talking about! --