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!news.glorb.com!peer02.iad.highwinds-media.com!news.highwinds-media.com!feed-me.highwinds-media.com!post02.iad.highwinds-media.com!fx19.iad.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Hubert User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; rv:31.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/31.2.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: What exactly is the licensing situation with GNAT? References: <87fvdr2vdv.fsf@adaheads.sparre-andersen.dk> <54609F34.4080201@spam.spam> <35f01472-3510-4f67-8765-006fa8591c35@googlegroups.com> <9tc8w.73007$ZT5.37595@fx07.iad> <22a3816a-4e89-48f0-a126-dce581781beb@googlegroups.com> <084b1934-9641-425e-85ec-293e0334413e@googlegroups.com> <86bf69c8-eb08-4696-b6c9-3784f5c42213@googlegroups.com> <87389olqie.fsf@ixod.org> In-Reply-To: <87389olqie.fsf@ixod.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Antivirus: avast! (VPS 141111-4, 11/11/2014), Outbound message X-Antivirus-Status: Clean Message-ID: X-Complaints-To: abuse@newsdemon.com NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2014 09:37:35 UTC Organization: http://www.NewsDemon.com Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2014 01:37:40 -0800 X-Received-Bytes: 3531 X-Received-Body-CRC: 3203499907 Xref: news.eternal-september.org comp.lang.ada:23148 Date: 2014-11-12T01:37:40-08:00 List-Id: > I don't need to make language decisions right now, but all this is > keeping me nervously on the fence; I don't want to commit to a direction > for which affordable support is in danger of withering and, while I had > thought it a good idea to use a coming project to learn and try out Ada, > it is not like I am having to develop near-real-time embedded systems or > suchlike. > > -- Mark > Well from what I have learned so far, I see the situation as follows: - If you want to make and release full GPL software you're good to go with the GPL version of Ada - If you write code for Missiles or Nuclear Power Plants, you're good to go with the Pro version - If you're a little guy wanting to write a professional piece of software that you want to sell but it is not mission critical you are somewhat hanging in the air. It is my opinion that what is missing is some sort of intermediate license for people who just want to write small scale applications and don't have the security requirements of big projects adn thus don't need the support that Adacore offers. Something like Turbo Pascal in the past or maybe even Visual Studio in the Personal Edition or so. Personally I wouldn't mind paying a few 100$ right now for a license that would allow me to write closed source applications even if I get no support or just some way to report bugs which may or may not be fixed later. I don't need a minuteman response if I find a bug with Ada (which is more than unlikely to happen anyway). the current Pro license is something I consider but only given our particular situation where we sell a product first and then rewrite part or all of it in Ada and have the money to get the license. I would not consider it if I were to start a brand new project of which I have no idea how the sales situation will be. So something like a personal license that would be nice to have. --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com