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=-1.3 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,INVALID_MSGID autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,f6ad09be517b338c X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public From: WhiteR@CRPL.Cedar-Rapids.lib.IA.US (Robert S. White) Subject: Re: LGPL Requirements (was: Selecting Ada95 compiler for MSDOS realtime application) Date: 1996/11/09 Message-ID: <560nst$bnu@flood.weeg.uiowa.edu>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 195401702 references: <55rs5t$2a3@nw101.infi.net> <55ufo9$2ar@nw101.infi.net> <55v2eq$8qq@news.nyu.edu> content-type: Text/Plain; charset=US-ASCII organization: a little mime-version: 1.0 newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Date: 1996-11-09T00:00:00+00:00 List-Id: In article <55v2eq$8qq@news.nyu.edu>, kenner@lab.ultra.nyu.edu says... ...snip... >>While I now understand that GNAT may be used to produce >>propriatary,for-profit executables, the last sentence of the special >>exception warns me to do so very carefully. > >What are you talking about? What's your concern here? > >All that sentence is saying is that if you have executable that would >be covered by the GPL by virtue of including a GPL'ed file, the mere >presence of that library file doesn't mean you can ignore that fact. >In other words, that fact that GNAT itself contains that file does not >mean that it no longer is covered by the GPL. Huh? What file? So the GPL still applies? > >Vague concerns can't be dealt with. You and your company's lawyers needs >to come up with specific scenarios that you are concerned about. Then >discuss them with RMS or people on this group who will be happy to explain >why each of those scenarios can't happen. All of the above still has me very confused. You need to make it crystal clear to lawyers that there is not a problem. I do not think that you and Robert Dewar have completely re-assured Richard, Britt and me that there is not a problem. We need to get the lawyers to clear it. We do not want to spread FUD. We want to tell upper management that this is NOT a barrier. In the meantime, other companies have a competitive advantage over ACT for our business. _______________________________________________________________________ Robert S. White -- an embedded sys software engineer WhiteR@CRPL.Cedar-Rapids.lib.IA.US --long/cheap alternate I-net address