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From: dewar@cs.nyu.edu (Robert Dewar)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada
Subject: Re: GNAT and AdaSage
Date: 11 Nov 1994 21:12:42 -0500
Organization: Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences
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Date: 1994-11-11T21:12:42-05:00
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If the objection to "freeware and shareware" is based on a dislike for
low prices for software licenses, then there is nothing much that can
be done (although there is nothing illegal about selling GNAT for high
prices if someone insists on paying :-)

If the objection is based on lack of guaranteed high quality support, then
that's reasonable, if your application requires such support. That's why
support is being made available on an unbundled basis. Right now, ACT,
Ada Core Technologies, is getting into this business, as are some other
companies.