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From: Kilgallen@SpamCop.net (Larry Kilgallen)
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Subject: Re: GNAT GPL 2005 Edition is now available
Date: 15 Sep 2005 11:09:27 -0500
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In article <dgc4ka$ahn$1@nwrdmz03.dmz.ncs.ea.ibs-infra.bt.com>, Martin Dowie <martin.dowie@btopenworld.com> writes:
> Dr. Adrian Wrigley wrote:
> [snip]
>> Will there be *any* compilers available for Ada 2005 suitable
>> for developers of free, closed source code?  Surely lack of
>> suitable (free or inexpensive) compilers for Ada projects
>> was *exactly* the problem GNAT was developed to solve?
>> Even open source, GPL-incompatible licenses can't be used
>> with GNAT GPL, except for internal projects :(
> 
> Perhaps Randy will step up to the plate and Janus/Ada2005 will surprise 
> us all by being a 'modified' GPL open source compiler (+ tools).
> 
> GNAT doesn't have to be the only GPL-game in town! :-)

There is no reason why Randy would have to do anything GPL to offer
a compiler sufficiently inexpensive to be used on GPL projects.