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"Stephen Leake" <stephen_leake@stephe-leake.org> wrote in message 
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> "Steve" <nospam_steved94@comcast.net> writes:
>
>> "Jeffrey R. Carter" <jrcarter@acm.org> wrote in message
>> news:PO5Eh.3958$u93.3559@attbi_s21...
>>> Markus E Leypold wrote:
>>>>
>>>> And if I understand it correectly, a service plan is still something
>>>> you have to pay per year. I wonder where the 0-cost is there? Or
>>>> perhaps AONIX should have word with their PR department on that
>>>> wording.
>>>
>>> This is the same business model as AdaCore. You pay nothing for the
>>> compiler. You only pay for support.
>>>
>>
>> Actually... that isn't true about AdaCore any more.  Unless you plan to
>> create GPL software.
>>
>> Since they removed the GMGPL from the libraries, you DO have to pay
>> for the compiler if you want to produce closed source software.
>
> They removed teh GMGPL from the GPL edition
> https://libre.adacore.com/, but not from the FSF distribution
> ftp://prep.ai.mit.edu/pub/gnu/gcc/gcc-4.1.2
>
> It is confusing.

If you're running linux or into building compilers then the FSF version is 
an option.  But I haven't heard of anyone successfully building gcc-4.1.2 
for Windows using MinGW outide of AdaCore.  Please correct me if I am wrong 
(I hope I am).

Steve
(The Duck)

>
> -- 
> -- Stephe