Won Team Ada compete with other Ada “promoters” like SIGAda or the ARA?
Not at all. First, Team Ada provides a way for somebody to be an “acknowledged” promoter of Ada without being a member of SIGAda. It should be apparent that one does not have to be a SIGAda member to be a Teamer (and vice versa :-). Second, Team Ada members should be working hand in hand with the ARA and SIGAda to promote Ada. If the concept takes off, many enterprising vendors will realize this as a mechanism to increase their market share (more developers using Ada privately will be interested in using Ada at work). Third, Team Ada members have a greater chance of reaching smaller educational institutions, like community colleges and high schools, where vendors typically can’t find the manpower to reach.
