From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Received: by 10.182.2.42 with SMTP id 10mr20435007obr.45.1415550672799; Sun, 09 Nov 2014 08:31:12 -0800 (PST) X-Received: by 10.140.85.228 with SMTP id n91mr3251qgd.21.1415550672692; Sun, 09 Nov 2014 08:31:12 -0800 (PST) Path: eternal-september.org!reader01.eternal-september.org!reader02.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!mx02.eternal-september.org!feeder.eternal-september.org!news.glorb.com!h15no1040838igd.0!news-out.google.com!u1ni1qah.0!nntp.google.com!i13no361293qae.0!postnews.google.com!glegroupsg2000goo.googlegroups.com!not-for-mail Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Date: Sun, 9 Nov 2014 08:31:12 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: Complaints-To: groups-abuse@google.com Injection-Info: glegroupsg2000goo.googlegroups.com; posting-host=50.138.108.48; posting-account=yiWntAoAAAC1KqC_shmxJYv07B9l6LNU NNTP-Posting-Host: 50.138.108.48 References: <30y7w.610628$Lj7.9801@fx22.iad> User-Agent: G2/1.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-ID: <8f3bc469-3eb9-4495-bd74-1daa00447bf0@googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: Newcomers to comp.lang.ada: welcome and how did you end up here ? From: David Botton Injection-Date: Sun, 09 Nov 2014 16:31:12 +0000 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Xref: news.eternal-september.org comp.lang.ada:23100 Date: 2014-11-09T08:31:12-08:00 List-Id: > True that, but from what I read, they were originally financed by the US > Air force and are obliged to release their compiler to the public > because of the funding they received. Correct and they didn't even do all the runtime just most. > Of course this won't help should they go out of business, Sure it does, since if they did you are still no on the hook. > but I was > under the impression the GPL version was something they had to do. Yes both GMGPL runtimes and GPL they are basically compelled by their code built on other such code. > I wouldn't mind paying for a compiler either, from what I hear it is in > the range of several 1000 $$ but it may be worth it to get the support > contract with them Having been on both sides of the table, well worth the money. David Botton