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Subject: Re: Ada in Debian: most libraries will switch to the pure GPL in
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Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2006 22:09:33 +0200
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On Tue, 2006-06-27 at 21:39 +0200, Michael Bode wrote:

> Debian is distributing the software. If at some later point in time it
> is claimed that the software today was not under GPL but some other
> license which forbids distribution they have a problem.

Yes, they will have a problem if someone accuses them of distributing
software they weren't allowed to distribute. But...

>  Seems like
> this has just happend with GtkAda and GMGPL. 

I'm not so sure. First, I don't think that the maintainers of Ada
stuff in Debian will have a problem. By design, they never distribute
anything without providing access to the source code as well.
So GMGPL or GPL is not a legal issue at all from a Debian maintainer's
perspective, as long as the issue is whether it is GPL or GMGPL.

Now if you wanted to make a claim that in spite of messages from
AdaCore officials to the contrary, software downloaded from the
AdaCore site is neither GPLed nor GMGPLed, then I think everyone
will be eager to hear what else it is.

> > to collect all available evidence,
> > and take Dewar's and Charlet's word for it.
> 
> They only can collect bits which are not signed with strong crypto.

I see the irony, but this is legal stuff. Consider a few sheets of
paper landing on your desk saying, this is a part of the NT kernel.
This part of the NT kernel source, as the header clearly indicates,
is GPLed. Would you believe it?