Re: can one build commercial applications with latest gnat and other licenses related questions...

["Steve" <nospam_steved94@comcast.net>]

"Marc A. Criley" <mcNOSPAM@mckae.com> wrote in message 
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> Jeffrey R. Carter wrote:
>> M E Leypold wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> That too. I stopped reading after "is 10% of the cost of an ACT"
>>> since 5000 is not 10% of 15000.
>>
>>
>> Sorry, I remembered $1500 (which is 10% of $15000), but that's only for 
>> the Windows version. The Linux version is unaccountably much more. I 
>> guess they think people who use a free OS have more money available for 
>> compilers.
>
> Though the annual maintenance [for Aonix Ada on Linux] is cheaper:  $1000 
> vs $1495.  The break-even point is in seven years.  I agree that it is an 
> odd pricing structure.
>

One more data point.  The last time I enquired the cost was either $10000 or 
$12000 for 10 developer seats, and that was the minimum.  But that was many 
years ago.  We wound up going with ObjectAda at the time which was closer to 
$500 per developer with no minimum.  At the time we also received a discount 
from Aonix by purchasing 5 licenses.

I am in the camp of individuals who think that AdaCore should have a lower 
minimum, although to be fair I haven't asked recently.

Steve
(The Duck)

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