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-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,58988230753075de X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-07-29 11:34:22 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!newsfeed.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news.tele.dk!129.250.35.146!iad-peer.news.verio.net!news.verio.net!iad-read.news.verio.net.POSTED!kilgallen From: Kilgallen@eisner.decus.org.nospam (Larry Kilgallen) Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: In praise of Ada Freeware Message-ID: <+uc0vOZmzK9b@eisner.encompasserve.org> References: <87wv4r1uy5.fsf@deneb.enyo.de> Organization: LJK Software Date: 29 Jul 2001 14:33:56 -0500 NNTP-Posting-Host: 216.44.122.34 X-Complaints-To: abuse@verio.net X-Trace: iad-read.news.verio.net 996431640 216.44.122.34 (Sun, 29 Jul 2001 18:34:00 GMT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 29 Jul 2001 18:34:00 GMT Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:10695 Date: 2001-07-29T14:33:56-05:00 List-Id: In article <87wv4r1uy5.fsf@deneb.enyo.de>, Florian Weimer writes: > Of course, if you want most widespread use of Ada source code, you > should release it under a non-copyleft license (or a copyleft license > with a loophole, like the GNAT-modified GPL). But if your main > interest lies in writing free software and supporting the free > software movement, copylefting your code is sometimes preferable. The first one was my point -- those whose interest is more in encouraging use of Ada than in encouraging the use of GPL should remember the Freeware route.