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Subject: Re: An Ada Advice Inquiry
From: Georg Bauhaus <bauhaus@futureapps.de>
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Date: Mon, 07 May 2007 11:40:54 +0200
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On Sat, 2007-05-05 at 14:30 +0200, Michael Bode wrote:
> Georg Bauhaus <bauhaus@futureapps.de> writes:

> > A way out for Ada small shops might be to get organized 
> > and join efforts to become selectable for Ada vendors
> > on some suitable terms. Not sure if any of the vendors will
> > like the idea.
> 
> I doubt it.

Still, I wouldn't dismiss the idea so soon. It might need a small
amount of paper work to get a cooperation going on the
customers' side, and perhaps an informal negotiation
of a probationary period with a vendor. But if this setup turns
out to be viable for both you and the vendor, why not?

I recall that at least one vendor considers the Ada information
flow between employees at the customer site (trivial, repeated
questions can be answered by a knowledgeable Ada person in house);
if this flow of Ada knowledge can be demonstrated to be part
of the cooperation (even though implemented using eMail or some
other form of tele work communication) there might be a business
opportunity for both sides.