Re: Ada and licensing

[Dirk Heinrichs <dirk.heinrichs.ext@nsn.com>]

anon wrote:

> Problem is that there are a few, close source Linux's device drivers that
> people can download and use for their cameras/video device drivers that
> are written in Ada. So unless that code become GPL and open source the
> decive will not work as of Jan 2008.

They could have been written in perl. The language used is completely
irrelevant for this thread. If they are not GPL, they will not work
anymore, no matter what language was used.

> Also, some applications do require special modules or direcet links into
> a module.  And that the problem.

... of poor design.

> Plus at the movement in GNAT Ada83..2005 the "pragma License" is
> non-functional other than the GNAT compiler warning. The compiler does
> not insert the correct information that the GNU/GCC will require for
> that feature in Jan, 2008. So, if your using GNAT or any other Ada that
> does not support the GPL license requirement by Jan, 2008, Linux
> might not load module.

That's indeed a problem that should be fixed asap.

Bye...

        Dirk
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