Re: AdaCore Community 2018 Bugs

[Roger <rogermcm2@gmail.com>]

On Tuesday, August 21, 2018 at 4:06:21 PM UTC+10, Jacob Sparre Andersen wrote:
> Roger wrote:
> 
> > I enquired about Randy's Janus/Ada and have been advised that there is
> > no OSX version and that there is no home-use/hobbyist pricing. Only
> > qualified student pricing.
> 
> If I remember correctly, the "professional" pricing of Janus/Ada matches
> the price I had my dad pay for a Turbo Pascal compiler back in 1987
> (assuming an inflation around 3.5%/p.a.), so you will not hear me
> complain about the pricing of Janus/Ada.
> 
> ... but I'm a member of the choir complaining about the absence of a
> version of Janus/Ada for Linux.
> 

> Greetings,
> 
> Jacob


I just checked the prices.
Janus/Ada 95 Personal Edition for Microsoft Windows is certainly OK at $US195.
I'm surprised that Randy didn't associate "home-use" with "Personal Edition".
I wonder if it can be run under CrossOver? If so, I might try it.
Regards,Roger