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From: Luke A. Guest <laguest@archeia.com>
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Subject: Re: a new language, designed for safety !
Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2014 22:09:16 +0000 (UTC)
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Simon Clubley <clubley@remove_me.eisner.decus.org-Earth.UFP> wrote:

> The one ACT supplied library I used to use was GtkAda which had a GMGPL
> style licence until around GTK 2.4 (IIRC) when it was suddenly changed
> to pure GPL overnight by ACT.
> 
> I made a point _never_ to use anything under the direct control of ACT
> after that experience. (For gcc, I use the FSF gcc branch only).

Exactly.

I have similar concerns now they are the ones 'controlling' the future is
ASIS, as there's no external agency defining the packages, if someone comes
along and takes that interface spec and uses it, they could well tell them
it's GPL and to change the lib licence. Bad news.