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From: Michael Bode <m.g.bode@web.de>
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Subject: Re: can one build commercial applications with latest gnat and
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Date: Sat, 01 Jul 2006 15:19:50 +0200
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Pascal Obry <pascal@obry.net> writes:

> Now what do you want ?

You said:

> AdaCore is really listening to customers, tell them something!

And I told them something. The problem obviously is: I'm not a customer.

> A product without support as for VC++, then use the GNAT GPL, GNAT
> FSF,

VC++ can produce non GPL binaries, GNAT GPL not. GNAT FSF is ok, but
there is no portable GUI library for GNAT FSF. And even using GtkAda
2.4.0 is problematic as I can't prove that the GtkAda 2.4.0 I use was
downloaded before day X where X is the unknown day when GtkAda 2.4.0
started to be licensed under GPL.

> Aonix ObjectAda, Rational Ada, RR Software Janus Ada... What's wrong
> with that ? Use the product that fits your needs.

As I said: Windows + Linux + Gtk(Ada) (or other portable GUI
lib). None of the above AFAIK can offer that.

Of course AdaCore can do what they want: if they're only interested in
customers from 14000�/year upwards, that's fine. But then I have to
look for things like GNAT FSF and old versions of GtkAda for which I
hope AdaCore won't sue me if I use them and consider other options for
the future (Java might be one).

-- 
Michael Bode