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Subject: Re: AdaCore ... the Next SCO?
From: Georg Bauhaus <bauhaus@futureapps.de>
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On Tue, 2006-07-04 at 01:58 +0200, M E Leypold wrote:


> > In fact, a close reading of
> > that heading would imply that you are not even permitted to
> > redistribute with that exemption! 
> 
> Could you try to give some arguments in favor of this rather strange view?

I found that formally convincing: close reading shows,

   "This program[!] is free software; you can redistribute it[!] and/or modify
    it[!] under the terms->of->the GNU General Public License[!] 
...
   "As a special exception[!]...

Considering the word in my native language:

   "Ausnahmsweise[!]...

I note that "exception" in not in general a "general permission", is it?

Yes, making GNAT strictly GPL might be a decision that is relevant to
Ada business.
GPLing generally useful libraries (though, with GNAT only) will
invite either thinking about selling more GPL software if possible,
or it might invite writing a Ada libraries portable among compilers
and operating systems.

--  Georg