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On 09/29/2015 05:36 PM, Dennis Lee Bieber wrote:
> 
> 	OTOH: unless you are using $$$$ GNAT-Pro, the license on GNAT doesn't
> permit closed-source distribution of applications. This may not be a
> problem if you mean you are using a non-AdaCore GCC with Ada.

This is simply untrue. With the exception of the GNAT GPL releases, all versions
of GNAT allow closed-source development.

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