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From: Florian Weimer <fw@deneb.enyo.de>
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Subject: Re: Open Source: in conflict with the development process in the
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tmoran@acm.org writes:

>> What we provide most importantly is consulting and help on the use of Ada,

>   So ACT should be thought of as a software consulting company that
> happens to also maintain a compiler?

Yes, probably.  If they were a compiler company, they wouldn't be
permitted to give GNAT away for free (at least in Germany, but I think
U.S. law is similar).