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Subject: Re: GNAT runtime licensing mess
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On Tuesday, February 24, 2015 at 11:59:18 AM UTC-6, Florian Weimer wrote:
> * Patrick Noffke:
> 
> > This got me thinking -- who are AdaCore to choose whether or not to
> > include this clause?
> 
> This is explicitly permitted under the terms of the GNU General Public
> License, version 3, in section 7: "When you convey a copy of a covered
> work, you may at your option remove any additional permissions from
> that copy, or from any part of it."  (The GCC run-time library
> exception uses the additional permissions framework established by the
> GPL.)

Thank you for that.  It answers part of my questions.

Patrick