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=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Received: by 10.236.210.113 with SMTP id t77mr68881346yho.13.1420409616158; Sun, 04 Jan 2015 14:13:36 -0800 (PST) X-Received: by 10.140.108.9 with SMTP id i9mr1502226qgf.1.1420409616133; Sun, 04 Jan 2015 14:13:36 -0800 (PST) Path: eternal-september.org!reader01.eternal-september.org!reader02.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!mx02.eternal-september.org!feeder.eternal-september.org!usenet.blueworldhosting.com!feeder01.blueworldhosting.com!peer01.iad.highwinds-media.com!news.highwinds-media.com!feed-me.highwinds-media.com!bm13no3260322qab.0!news-out.google.com!n9ni77qai.0!nntp.google.com!bm13no3260319qab.0!postnews.google.com!glegroupsg2000goo.googlegroups.com!not-for-mail Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Date: Sun, 4 Jan 2015 14:13:36 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <87bnmetex4.fsf@ludovic-brenta.org> Complaints-To: groups-abuse@google.com Injection-Info: glegroupsg2000goo.googlegroups.com; posting-host=50.250.123.221; posting-account=yiWntAoAAAC1KqC_shmxJYv07B9l6LNU NNTP-Posting-Host: 50.250.123.221 References: <0Kgqw.953330$_k.685364@fx16.iad> <199c826a-923e-497f-a8e2-9e732c8a5665@googlegroups.com> <87bnmetex4.fsf@ludovic-brenta.org> User-Agent: G2/1.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-ID: <4ae7f0d5-d681-4be9-95bc-b5e789b3ad40@googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: What is the best license to use for open source software? From: David Botton Injection-Date: Sun, 04 Jan 2015 22:13:36 +0000 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Received-Bytes: 2908 X-Received-Body-CRC: 2320088089 Xref: news.eternal-september.org comp.lang.ada:24348 Date: 2015-01-04T14:13:36-08:00 List-Id: > Please use correct words; you are creating confusion. No version of > GNAT is shareware. GNAT GPL is shareware, a try before you buy product for GNAT PRO. I see no = issue with calling it was it is and stopping the clear confusion that it ha= s created that it is the "standard" gcc/ada GNAT tool chain available to th= e community. Clarity doesn't come from making "believe" a GPL run-time des= igned to prevent commercial use is not shareware. They have the right to do= it, we have the right to call it what it is. There is no shame in creating= and promoting a shareware / trialware product. It ain't cool, but they hav= e the right. It is important that others not create confusion by trying to imply otherwi= se and continue to point people in the direction of a shareware product ins= tead of a product that advocates Ada at the expense of promoting a specific= product. I am happy to state to any one from experience about the fantastic "Gnat PR= O product" a cutting edge build of gcc/ada build with maintenance contract. Those of use not in the AdaCore "niche" should be using, testing and contri= buting to distro's like your very own Debian one. > The GMGPL has been superseded by GPL version 3 with run-time library > exception. It does seem that way, however I've noticed that many GPLv3 with run-time e= xception products include the "modified" text of the old GMGPL. Do you know= if that is by design? I've left the "modified" text in Gnoga which is GPLv= 3 since it seems to be in most AdaCore products. If you tell me is an overs= ight by others I'll remove it from Gnoga as well. Thanks! David Botton