Re: can one build commercial applications with latest gnat and other licenses related questions...

["Marc A. Criley" <mcNOSPAM@mckae.com>]

M E Leypold wrote:

>  - Above all: How expensive is an environment with "closed
>    distribution capability" (CDC)?

Actually, once we in comp.lang.ada get off our fixation with GNAT, the 
answer to the above is...not necessarily that much, especially for a 
hobbyist trying to convert their hobby and advocacy into a small business 
(so long as Windows is the target).

The problem is that because AdaCore distributed a free Ada compiler that 
could be used to build close-sourced applications for awhile, and now their 
only free, maintained, distribution is for a GPLed compiler, we're all 
stuck on this notion that we should have access to a free, maintained 
compiler with which we can build closed-source applications.

Move on.

If you can pay the $15K, or work with the GPL, then fine, otherwise look 
elsewhere.

I'm sure Randy Brukardt must have just given up in frustration after years 
of pointing out that Janus Ada (www.rrsoftware.com) has long been available 
and is priced competitively with other commercial programming environments.

According to the website: the Professional Edition, which appear to include 
CLAW, is $495 ($300/yr maintenance), while the Personal Edition (no CLAW 
and some other tools) is $195 ($95/yr maintenance), though you can get a 
Personal Edition combo for $295 ($200/yr maintenance).

Or if you want to go the Aonix route (www.aonix.com), the quote I got last 
year from them was:

Windows: $1495 + $1495/yr maintenance
Linux:   $5000 + $1000/yr maintenance

So if you're looking to go the small business route, look elsewhere than 
AdaCore, and maybe help out another small business (RR) in the process.

-- Marc A. Criley
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