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Not as far as I know.
TI aren't in the business of selling compilers or OS or stacks, it's silicon revenue that matters to them. My impression is that TI's strategy is to remove all obstacles to development so you're more likely to bring a successful product to market containing TI components instead of a competitor's.
Kier is correct in that we wish to remove any barriers like tools cost so that you can get development started quickly.
Our viewpoint is that if you purchase TI silicon, you are entitled to have tools to program it.
For more details on the TSPA license which applies to CCS, please see:
https://software-dl.ti.com/ccs/esd/documents/users_guide/ccs_legal.html
Note that some very old versions of CCS are not free. But those are versions are ones that support old legacy devices lik C24x, C3x/C4x, etc...
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ki