Re: Advertisment for Ada (was Re: Way OT: Adam Smith and Software Markets)

["Marin David Condic" <mcondic.auntie.spam@acm.org>]

Since Ada isn't exactly sponsored by some large organization with an
interest in promoting it, advertising gets to be problematic. I'd suggest
that the best thing to do is put a little "Ada Inside" graphic in the corner
of the main screen of the apps you build with Ada. If there are useful apps
circulating around and they are well-built, reliable products, the fact that
it is mentioned they were built with Ada will help to promote it.

It might not hurt to put some advertising into the "About" screens you
create for your apps. An Ada graphic, some words describing why Ada was
chosen to build this app, perhaps a link to the Adapower website... Anything
that gives the potential user some insight into the notion of "Quality
Software Through Ada". Of course, one had better build good, solid, reliable
apps or the whole thing is counter productive. Ada isn't going to stop
anyone from building bad code. :-)

MDC
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> How do we make an advertisement for Ada?
> Being signature, picture to put on webpage (must not look like a banner
> though) etc... ?
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