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=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Thread: 103376,7684e927a2475d0 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit Path: g2news2.google.com!news3.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!headwall.stanford.edu!newshub.sdsu.edu!elnk-nf2-pas!newsfeed.earthlink.net!stamper.news.pas.earthlink.net!newsread3.news.pas.earthlink.net.POSTED!56fb6cac!not-for-mail From: "Marc A. Criley" User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.2.1) Gecko/20030225 X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: can one build commercial applications with latest gnat and other licenses related questions... References: <449d2a28$0$11075$9b4e6d93@newsread4.arcor-online.net> <449d5c03$0$11074$9b4e6d93@newsread4.arcor-online.net> <6sbqsh6jv7.fsf@hod.lan.m-e-leypold.de> In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-ID: Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2006 18:35:25 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 4.255.247.0 X-Complaints-To: abuse@earthlink.net X-Trace: newsread3.news.pas.earthlink.net 1151346925 4.255.247.0 (Mon, 26 Jun 2006 11:35:25 PDT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2006 11:35:25 PDT Organization: EarthLink Inc. -- http://www.EarthLink.net Xref: g2news2.google.com comp.lang.ada:5044 Date: 2006-06-26T18:35:25+00:00 List-Id: 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 -- McKae Technologies -- www.mckae.com -- DTraq - XPath In Ada - XML EZ Out