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From: Pascal Obry <pascal@obry.net>
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Subject: Re: What exactly is the licensing situation with GNAT?
Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2014 08:13:07 +0100
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Date: 2014-11-12T08:13:07+01:00
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Le mardi 11 novembre 2014 =C3=A0 16:50 -0800, David Botton a =C3=A9crit :
> By using the GPL in a compiler run time, initial boot loader code,
> etc. AdaCore places a "license virus" on your software, i.e.
> regardless of your intended license it is now under the full GPL.

Well another point of view is that it encourage Open Source softwares.
And after all we all know that we can sell Open Source software. The
only requirement is to make available the sources if someone ask for
them when you sell the software.

I bet this is in fact no big deal for many applications.

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