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=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Thread: 103376,2d1b5f8529b08dc1 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit Path: g2news1.google.com!news3.google.com!news.glorb.com!cycny01.gnilink.net!cyclone1.gnilink.net!spamkiller2.gnilink.net!gnilink.net!trndny07.POSTED!c2bfcbcf!not-for-mail Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: GNAT Extensions with ASIS? References: <20050520135154.72336e9e@pslx1> <3718398.GfrisZtxAG@linux1.krischik.com> <20050520182042.20eec028@pslx1> <1945379.UOKDiW4uPo@linux1.krischik.com> <428efa4d_2@news.arcor-ip.de> Message-ID: From: "Ed Falis" Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; delsp=yes; charset=us-ascii MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit User-Agent: Opera M2/8.0 (Linux, build 1092) Date: Sat, 21 May 2005 15:56:46 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 70.22.139.87 X-Complaints-To: abuse@verizon.net X-Trace: trndny07 1116691006 70.22.139.87 (Sat, 21 May 2005 11:56:46 EDT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 21 May 2005 11:56:46 EDT Xref: g2news1.google.com comp.lang.ada:11112 Date: 2005-05-21T15:56:46+00:00 List-Id: On Sat, 21 May 2005 05:12:55 -0400, Georg Bauhaus wrote: > Martin Krischik wrote: > > > >> AdaCore does not sell a product - > > Not true according to Robert Dewar, discussing this with > Tom Moran here some time ago, > >> they sell support and every feature which >> a paying customer needs moves to the top the priority list. > > Other compiler vendors sell support, too. > > It's the permissions and obligations implied by the licenses > that come with various products that differ, for example. AdaCore sells both a product and support. There are a number of differences between GNAT Pro and academic releases, including in the former case, much more extensive QA, guarantee of a clean license for development of proprietary software, priority for enhancements and problem fixes, access to new features and tools, and consulting support. - Ed (AdaCore employee)