Re: Is there any other forum for Ada?

[Andrew Shvets <andrew.shvets@gmail.com>]

On Sunday, October 29, 2017 at 3:42:30 PM UTC-4, tclwa...@gmail.com wrote:
> Hi
> 
> I googled, and this is the only Ada forum that I found
> Is there any other active forum 
> 
> I would like to discuss, some ... non technical topics about Ada
> I am learning Ada out of curiosity, and while I doubt that I will ever
> use it at work
> 
> I still would like to learn more about its commercial license
> 
> I read some comments on HN (Hackernews) that warn about Adacore 
> and that their commercial license is too expensive (this kinda make sense
> since Ada is now a niche product), but how expensive is too expensive 
> 
> I visited the Adacore website, and the fact that prices are not publicly available 
> and that pricing is per platform, per library etc ... is not promising to say the least 
> 
> Should I really worry about Adacore and the commercial licensing cost? 
> 
> I would also like to ask about general stuff, like is there a roadmap for Ada, is there plans for Ada2020 for example, what are the new features planned for newer Ada releases?
> 
> Anyway, is there a forum where I cant discuss these things without feeling guilty
> This forum, seems too technically focused, and I dont want to .. waste anyone's time 
> 
> Thanks
> Ali

Stackoverflow is another option, but you have to be very technical there, from my experience.

As for AdaCore, they do offer an open source product that I use:
http://libre.adacore.com/