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From: "Martin Krischik" <krischik@users.sourceforge.net>
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Subject: Re: AdaCore ... the Next SCO?
Date: 28 Jun 2006 00:28:19 -0700
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Georg Bauhaus wrote:

> >  and booch, charles, AdaCL - all currently GMGPL
> > would need to to relicensed to GPL now to be used with with GNAT/GPL.
>
> I don't think that any GMGPL sources need to be relicensed
> to be used with GNAT GPL Edition for free software work.
> The GMGPL is certainly GPL compatible.

No they are not. Look at this simple code sniplet:

with GNAT.OS_Lib;

package My_OS_Lib
   package Pass_Thrue  renames GNAT.OS_Lib;
end My_OS_Lib;

I used a rename to make shure the problem is exposed.

> Even if you run into a pragma License(some invalid identifier),
> you just create a derivative work by placing '--' before the
> pragma. Just make sure that the result, if distributed, is
> distributed as required by the GPL.

Right: My work has to become GPL as well.

Martin