From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,FREEMAIL_FROM autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Received: by 10.129.152.129 with SMTP id p123mr13482016ywg.15.1472758624453; Thu, 01 Sep 2016 12:37:04 -0700 (PDT) X-Received: by 10.157.20.143 with SMTP id d15mr1763482ote.1.1472758624414; Thu, 01 Sep 2016 12:37:04 -0700 (PDT) Path: eternal-september.org!reader01.eternal-september.org!reader02.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!feeder.eternal-september.org!usenet.blueworldhosting.com!feeder01.blueworldhosting.com!peer03.iad.highwinds-media.com!news.highwinds-media.com!feed-me.highwinds-media.com!j37no12234540qta.0!news-out.google.com!w143ni917itb.0!nntp.google.com!e124no408939ith.0!postnews.google.com!glegroupsg2000goo.googlegroups.com!not-for-mail Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2016 12:37:04 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: Complaints-To: groups-abuse@google.com Injection-Info: glegroupsg2000goo.googlegroups.com; posting-host=174.28.146.45; posting-account=lJ3JNwoAAAAQfH3VV9vttJLkThaxtTfC NNTP-Posting-Host: 174.28.146.45 References: <866e6e94-6e49-4b73-8840-9d0987254253@googlegroups.com> <621e5847-240e-4b6f-8a2a-8ee0820823a2@googlegroups.com> <0977f4cc-53ab-4ce6-aca2-7cb7aa059fdd@googlegroups.com> <41d172af-40f3-4e03-879a-9d335d2f1ecf@googlegroups.com> User-Agent: G2/1.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-ID: <1e53d3d5-1560-45cc-b3fa-820402cf332c@googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: why is java so widespread when ada is free? makes 0 sense From: Shark8 Injection-Date: Thu, 01 Sep 2016 19:37:04 +0000 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Received-Bytes: 2880 X-Received-Body-CRC: 2515685354 Xref: news.eternal-september.org comp.lang.ada:31682 Date: 2016-09-01T12:37:04-07:00 List-Id: On Thursday, September 1, 2016 at 1:12:06 PM UTC-6, polymorph self wrote: > On Sunday, August 21, 2016 at 9:20:09 PM UTC-4, Shark8 wrote: > > On Sunday, August 21, 2016 at 6:15:36 PM UTC-6, endlessboo...@gmail.com= wrote: > > > On Friday, July 22, 2016 at 4:56:26 PM UTC-4, David Botton wrote: > > > > yes and large (and more reliable as well :) > > >=20 > > > I am grappling with this: > > >=20 > > > Can I use GNAT to make programs in my for profit startup or not? > >=20 > > Short answer: Yes -- You'll need FSF's GNAT. > > (IIUC if you're doing software as a service you should be able to use A= daCore's GPL version, though that should probably be bounced off a lawyer.) >=20 > Ok sO I could write my website in gnoga with GNAT and have no trouble. >=20 > Would black duck come along and demand my code? >=20 > IE can the site I build with gonga on gnat be MINE? IIUC if you're doing a website it doesn't matter which GNAT you're using, y= ou're fine. (As this is equivalent to providing a service, not actually sel= ling the software.) -- But check w/ a lawyer (or someone who KNOWS the lice= nsing) before using AdaCore's GPL GNAT. FSF GNAT -- https://www.gnu.org/software/gnat/ ACT GNAT -- http://libre.adacore.com/download/ Or see: http://getadanow.com/