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From: nash@ac17.cs.nps.navy.mil (david nash)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada
Subject: Re: Yearly Fees for Support of Compiler
Message-ID: <2222@ac17.cs.nps.navy.mil>
Date: 8 May 91 18:24:42 GMT
Organization: Naval Postgraduate School,Monterey,CA
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I disagree with Mr. Taft's point of view.  In my mind, reputable companies
that market software make an implicit promise of correctness to would-be
buyers.  The gentleman to whom Mr. Taft responded was suggesting that they
provide bug fixes without payment, not enhanced features.

David Nash                                     nash@taurus.cs.nps.navy.mil
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