Re: [ANN]- AonixADT for Eclipse now available for Intel/Linux and Sparc/Solaris for GNAT

["Tom Grosman" <grosman@aonix.fr>]

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"Georg Bauhaus" <bauhaus@futureapps.de> a �crit dans le message de news: 
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> Marc A. Criley wrote:
>
>> My utility directory alone has more than 35 units, so this is simply a
>> non-starter.  GNAT Pro isn't an option for me at the present time, so
>> neither is the "GNAT Professional Add-On for AonixADT".
>
> I'm not sure the conclusion follows from the premises. :-) :-)
> There may be two limitations here, not necessarily depedent:
>
> 1/ GNAT Pro Add-On for ADT
> 2/ GNAT Pro
>
> I imagine the Aonix GNAT Pro ADT Add-On is not covered by an AdaCore
> support subscription. Also, by mere speculation, the pricing for
> ADT may be, uh, unrelated to that of GNAT Pro.

That's correct. As comp.lang.ada readers know, a sore point with smaller Ada 
shops, is the GNATPro pricing model, which IIRC starts at 5 or 10 seats. It 
is possible to buy a single license of the GNAT Professional Add-on. (The 
Add-on can be used with GNATPro or GPL'ed GNAT releases.)

> I'd like to say Thank You to those who made this plugin!

You're welcome !

>
> It has feature that impress me. Many other plugins
> provide little more than syntax highlighting.
>
> What could be an incentive to the business entity Aonix so they
> add all kinds of "free" to their product?

AonixADT when used with ObjectAda of course does not restrict project size. 
Mark, if you can show us a valid business model where we invest development 
resources to provide a free Eclipse interface for a competitor's product, 
we're willing to consider other approaches. We think that the limitation on 
project size means that the ADT is useful for smaller projects and 
especially in acedemic settings, without the Add-on. Judging from the number 
of students and faculty downloading the plugin, that may be the case. 
Because the downloadable version includes all features, we also think that 
users can get a good idea of whether it meets their professional development 
needs before requesting the Add-on.

> Will they  have reason to think about conditions for projects
> that seem less self-interestested and closed source, but rather
> seem good and profitable for everyone, including Aonix?

We are actively involved in projects like that.  If you know of other such 
projects, please let us know. We've been Ada advocates for 25 years. Still 
are.

Tom