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 2002:a24:49c4:: with SMTP id e65-v6mr946427itd.35.1523719710218; Sat, 14 Apr 2018 08:28:30 -0700 (PDT) X-Received: by 2002:a9d:5888:: with SMTP id x8-v6mr197487otg.0.1523719710095; Sat, 14 Apr 2018 08:28:30 -0700 (PDT) Path: eternal-september.org!reader01.eternal-september.org!reader02.eternal-september.org!feeder.eternal-september.org!news.uzoreto.com!weretis.net!feeder6.news.weretis.net!feeder.usenetexpress.com!feeder-in1.iad1.usenetexpress.com!peer01.iad!feed-me.highwinds-media.com!news.highwinds-media.com!k65-v6no1167845ita.0!news-out.google.com!15-v6ni1411itg.0!nntp.google.com!e130-v6no1151558itb.0!postnews.google.com!glegroupsg2000goo.googlegroups.com!not-for-mail Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Date: Sat, 14 Apr 2018 08:28:29 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <874lkeojjd.fsf@nightsong.com> Complaints-To: groups-abuse@google.com Injection-Info: glegroupsg2000goo.googlegroups.com; posting-host=2a02:c7d:3c35:b000:325a:3aff:fe0f:37a5; posting-account=L2-UcQkAAAAfd_BqbeNHs3XeM0jTXloS NNTP-Posting-Host: 2a02:c7d:3c35:b000:325a:3aff:fe0f:37a5 References: <1388442297.545342755.856911.laguest-archeia.com@nntp.aioe.org> <5aea61e5-e795-4391-bcb6-4ba956cea394@googlegroups.com> <874lkeojjd.fsf@nightsong.com> User-Agent: G2/1.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-ID: <360c95eb-0cec-4d42-b4df-7bbacd47a592@googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: Ada-WinRT bindings - Alpha release From: Lucretia Injection-Date: Sat, 14 Apr 2018 15:28:30 +0000 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" X-Received-Bytes: 1847 X-Received-Body-CRC: 1646858879 Xref: reader02.eternal-september.org comp.lang.ada:51502 Date: 2018-04-14T08:28:29-07:00 List-Id: On Friday, 13 April 2018 22:58:48 UTC+1, Paul Rubin wrote: > > (while this bindings library would be re-licensed as LGPLv3). > > I can't speak for Alex but as an occasional author of GPL code myself, I > can tell you that (from my end) requests for re-licensing are taken more > seriously when they are accompanied by offers of development funding. I have no problem with GPL for APPLICATIONS. But licensing a library with it is stupid and limiting. I do all libs in other licences because I want people to use them.