Re: Cairo bindings and e-mail license virus bombs

[David Botton <david@botton.com>]

On Wednesday, December 10, 2014 1:58:34 PM UTC-5, sbelm...@gmail.com wrote:
> A license is not an inherent part of a file (any file); the license is something you and the vendor agree to, whether via a webpage, handshake, signed contract, or whatever. 

I am not questioning that. The points given are:

1 The file states a license and then random statements raise questions on it.
2 The purposeful muddying clarity of license for corporate benefit at the expense of others

I doubt legally anyone using source files that state a license clearly as these do can be called to question that they are in violation of another license not stated if fulfilling the terms of the stated license in the file.

While it would be nice if AdaCore released their code libraries under GMGPL, I don't care if they do or do not, others will come along and just write new ones if need be. What needs to change is purposeful muddying of waters and clarity through out to stop damaging Ada advocacy (and open source) for one company's personal benefit.

David Botton