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 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,38159b1b5557a2e7 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2004-01-19 04:59:36 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news2.google.com!newsfeed2.dallas1.level3.net!news.level3.com!crtntx1-snh1.gtei.net!news.gtei.net!newsfeed1.easynews.com!easynews.com!easynews!elnk-pas-nf1!newsfeed.earthlink.net!stamper.news.pas.earthlink.net!stamper.news.atl.earthlink.net!newsread3.news.atl.earthlink.net.POSTED!d9c68f36!not-for-mail Message-ID: <400BD4B5.6000307@noplace.com> From: Marin David Condic User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.0.1) Gecko/20020823 Netscape/7.0 (OEM-HPQ-PRS1C03) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: why ada is so unpopular ? References: <49cbf610.0401170627.79c3dfe5@posting.google.com> <400A9B48.3060100@noplace.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2004 12:59:36 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 209.165.2.11 X-Complaints-To: abuse@earthlink.net X-Trace: newsread3.news.atl.earthlink.net 1074517176 209.165.2.11 (Mon, 19 Jan 2004 04:59:36 PST) NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2004 04:59:36 PST Organization: EarthLink Inc. -- http://www.EarthLink.net Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:4550 Date: 2004-01-19T12:59:36+00:00 List-Id: I don't know about the Gtk license itself or why GtkAda would have to modify it slightly to enable the writing of proprietary software. What I gathered by looking at the GtkAda license at least was that one could develop an entirely proprietary app that made the Gtk calls through the GtkAda binding. If one was doing a Gtk based interface, GtkAda seems like the only logical choice (unless one needs Gtk capabilities that aren't supported in GtkAda - a problem that all such bindings have and an argument as to why Ada ought to have its own GUI.) It seems the best choice for a semi-portable interface if that is the requirement. GPL "infection" does not seem to be an issue AFAICS. MDC Preben Randhol wrote: > > This package is distributed under the GPL license, slightly modified so > that you can create proprietary software with this toolkit. The license > is actually the same as the GNAT library itself. You should also read > the Gtk license itself if you intend to do proprietary software based on > gtk and GtkAda. > > -- ====================================================================== Marin David Condic I work for: http://www.belcan.com/ My project is: http://www.jsf.mil/NSFrames.htm Send Replies To: m o d c @ a m o g c n i c . r "Face it ladies, its not the dress that makes you look fat. Its the FAT that makes you look fat." -- Al Bundy ======================================================================