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From: Niklas Holsti <niklas.holsti@tidorum.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Commercial/closed source development in Ada?
Date: Sat, 24 May 2014 10:39:27 +0300
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On 14-05-24 10:15 , droiddermo@gmail.com wrote:
> Thank you! I thought that GNAT that comes with Ubuntu and MinGW-w64
> is GPL as well. 

I answered according to my understanding, but things may change. To be
sure, you should check the licence/copyright info given in the source
code for the system you will use.

> I used mingw-builds on windows, and it works well for
> both x86 and x64 targets.

Ok, good to know.

> And what about libraries and tools? Can I use GPS to develop
> closed source application? Is GtkAda or QtAda suitable for
> closed source development?

Sorry, I don't use them, and I don't know the answer. But I believe that
the GtkAda from AdaCore is only for GPL, unless you pay for a commercial
licence.

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Niklas Holsti
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