runtime licenses for PC-type machines? Help wanted

runtime licenses for PC-type machines? Help wanted

[Michael Feldman]

I recently heard an assertion by someone in defense circles that 
Ada compiler vendors currently require run-time licenses to be
purchased for PC-type machines running programs produced by their
compilers.

I am under the impression that these fees disappeared a while ago. 
Is my impression correct or not? It's certainly been a long time 
since I've even heard the issue discussed, and was rather surprised
to see it raised this late in the day.

Please let me know of any Ada compilers that still require run-time 
license fees. Respond by e-mail; I'll summarize if anything comes 
in that's worth reporting.

Thanks!

Mike Feldman
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Michael B. Feldman -  chair, SIGAda Education Working Group
Professor, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
The George Washington University -  Washington, DC 20052 USA
202-994-5919 (voice) - 202-994-0227 (fax) - mfeldman@seas.gwu.edu (Internet)
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