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From: Jason King <jhking@airmail.net>
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Subject: Re: Development process in the Ada community
Date: Sat, 20 Apr 2002 19:33:23 -0500
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Guys,
Get a grip.  You're complaining about the quality of support for a FREE 
product!  Support costs money to provide.  If you want support buy a 
product that costs money, don't sit around whining about how the free 
compiler you get doesn't come with vendor provided support.
Richard Riehle wrote:
> tmoran@acm.org wrote:
> 
> 
>>  Perhaps giving them software, then not helping when they get stuck,
>>is more like finding a beggar, showing him the beer and chips in your
>>car, 
> Free GNAT is a rope that has no one holding it at the shoreline end,
> and you still have to swim a little bit to use it properly.
>