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Subject: Re: Why is OSS Commercial Software So Expensive?
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Adrian Hoe napisa=B3(a):
> On Oct 7, 1:36 am, Martin Krischik <krisc...@users.sourceforge.net>
> wrote:
>> So AdaCore is not the only company asking to much for there cometial
>> offering:
>>
>> http://ask.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=3D06/10/04/0452244
>>
>> Martin
>=20
>=20
> IMO, AdaCore is not asking too much for commercial support. My company
> had previously intended to sign up the subscription but we never did it=

> because we had got a co-worker who was quite good in gnat. I would say
> the subscription is aimed for those seriously developing some awesome
> software. Being a small company, of course, will have to consider
> spending so much that is over budget!
>=20

well, but what if I want just a compiler without any support and just=20
for 3 seats... not for 5, and not with GPL?

> Still love to see if AdaCore would lower down its fees for smaller
> company like us.

right