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Date: Wed, 01 Sep 2004 10:14:55 -0400
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Subject: Re: Feasibility of using Ada in new development
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Adrian Hoe wrote:
> Yes. And the support contract isn't flexible enough. I once inquired 
> about support for 2 seats. But they only provide minimum 5 seats!
> 
> That's too much.

The problem is that providing support for two seats, or for one, is too
much for ACT. I'd bet that the amount of support needed by a single person
might easily be *more* than the amount needed by a small group, who after
all are available to talk with each other.

But GNAT is free software. There's nothing to stop someone from setting up
a support shop himself. That person could even buy support from ACT, and act
as a conduit for his group of supported individuals.