Re: Answer of Request to AdaCore on licensing Status of GtkAda 2.4.0

["Ludovic Brenta" <ludovic@ludovic-brenta.org>]

michael bode a écrit :
> Since there is seemingly not much interest in a 2.4.0 GMGPL version
> when the GPL version is at 2.8.x and maybe even such a thing can't
> exist (according to 2. above) for me the question simply is: can I
> take the GtkAda sources from Sarge and compile them in Etch and roll
> my own package (which would then forever stay at 2.4.0)? Probably yes,
> I guess or is there any code in 2.4.0 that doesn't compile with gnat
> 4.1?

It is possible. I hinted at that solution in my post: you can become a
Debian developer yourself and maintain GtkAda 2.4 in Etch. I'm not
going to spend the effort if I'm the only one working on it, but I
would welcome co-maintainers.

I don't know if GtkAda 2.4.0 compiles with GCC 4.1. I haven't tried.
But if it doesn't compile, it should be easy to fix as GtkAda does not
depend on the compiler's internals.

> The other question would be: would it make more sense to fork an
> independent GMGPL GtkAda or join the GNAVI/GWindows project and work
> on the GTK+ port of GWindows?

This question has popped up before, but no definitive answer has come
forth. It boils down to: do you care enough that you will spend the
time and effort necessary?  Do not count on others; this is free
software, so scratch your own itch and only then, maybe others will
join you.

-- 
Ludovic Brenta.