From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 Path: eternal-september.org!reader01.eternal-september.org!reader02.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!mx02.eternal-september.org!feeder.eternal-september.org!gandalf.srv.welterde.de!news.jacob-sparre.dk!loke.jacob-sparre.dk!pnx.dk!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: "Randy Brukardt" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: What exactly is the licensing situation with GNAT? Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2014 16:06:26 -0600 Organization: Jacob Sparre Andersen Research & Innovation Message-ID: References: <87fvdr2vdv.fsf@adaheads.sparre-andersen.dk><54609F34.4080201@spam.spam><35f01472-3510-4f67-8765-006fa8591c35@googlegroups.com><9tc8w.73007$ZT5.37595@fx07.iad><22a3816a-4e89-48f0-a126-dce581781beb@googlegroups.com><084b1934-9641-425e-85ec-293e0334413e@googlegroups.com><86bf69c8-eb08-4696-b6c9-3784f5c42213@googlegroups.com><87389olqie.fsf@ixod.org><1af12fe7-ddd9-4eec-b8d3-3237d3e1427a@googlegroups.com> <20141113104356.6b2b43a4@atmarama.ddns.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: 24-196-82-226.static.mdsn.wi.charter.com X-Trace: loke.gir.dk 1415916387 12364 24.196.82.226 (13 Nov 2014 22:06:27 GMT) X-Complaints-To: news@jacob-sparre.dk NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2014 22:06:27 +0000 (UTC) X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.5931 X-RFC2646: Format=Flowed; Original X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.6157 Xref: news.eternal-september.org comp.lang.ada:23246 Date: 2014-11-13T16:06:26-06:00 List-Id: "Gour" wrote in message news:20141113104356.6b2b43a4@atmarama.ddns.net... > On Wed, 12 Nov 2014 20:10:39 -0600 > "Randy Brukardt" wrote: > >> Windows 8 == Vista to me; I'm waiting for Windows 10 as a system that >> tried to make the desktop a second-class citizen is near-worthless >> for programming. So no testing there. > > What about Linux (x86_64) and someone wanting to write multi-platform > open-source desktop app? Not yet - can't get spread too thin. (Gotta get Windows 7 working right, plus some things promised to customers before looking at more targets.) There'd be little problem making a 32-bit version for Linux, 64-bit of course would need a different code generator so more work but not that difficult. Randy.