Re: GNAT GPL 2005 Edition

["Alex R. Mosteo" <devnull@mailinator.com>]

Martin Dowie wrote:
> Jeffrey Carter wrote:
> 
>> Also, Ada programs link in an Ada run time library. If the run time 
>> library is GPL, then the resulting program is GPL. All existing public 
>> GNAT releases from AdaCore have had an exception on the run time library.
>>
>> One could always use another implementation of the standard library, 
>> but another version of the run time library is a bit more difficult.
>>
>> Probably there is no problem, and AdaCore's public releases will still 
>> be able to produce non-GPL programs. Even if AdaCore decides to remove 
>> the exemption from the run time library for its public releases, we 
>> still have the GCC versions, which we can reasonably expect to adhere 
>> to the goals of the GCC project, which include being able to produce 
>> non-GPL programs.
> 

> Well, it's there now - so let's all go and find out! :-)

It seems they've changed tracks.