I absolutely agree. I worked for a FPGA Design firm and one lesson we learnt is that if u provide free tools , especially to students, not only do u capture market but u also improve your product through feedback. --- Mike Harrison wrote: > On Wed, 10 Dec 2003 13:22:06 -0700, you wrote: > > >Wouter van Ooijen wrote: > > > >> Microchip has a new C compiler for these chips. > It was decribed as > >> 'GNU-based', yet uChip plans to sell the compiler > for some $800. IMHO > >> that is a contradiction, if the GNU license realy > applies they will sell > >> only one! Funny: the documentation for the > compiler had the GNU open > >> documentation license in an appendix, but the > normal Microchip copyright > >> at the first page, and no note that the GDL > applies. > > Maybe they are using a GNU compiler, but a Microchip > proprietory code-generator/optimiser. > > One of these days a microcontroller maker will > figure out that they might sell a lot more chips if > they had a free or really cheap C compiler. > > -- > http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived > three different > ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Protect your identity with Yahoo! Mail AddressGuard http://antispam.yahoo.com/whatsnewfree -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details.