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,d15bdd9107cc441d X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-02-09 19:52:26 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!postnews1.google.com!not-for-mail From: dewar@gnat.com (Robert Dewar) Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: GMGPL (was Improved version (2002/1/26) of MT19937 PRNG) Date: 9 Feb 2002 19:52:25 -0800 Organization: http://groups.google.com/ Message-ID: <5ee5b646.0202091952.90b61c4@posting.google.com> References: <3C5FB2C4.5F3B9E74@greenlime.com> <3C632D2C.83BBBB1@greenlime.com> <4519e058.0202081341.77aa3da5@posting.google.com> <3C6481A4.A06ACF0D@greenlime.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: 205.232.38.14 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: posting.google.com 1013313146 26020 127.0.0.1 (10 Feb 2002 03:52:26 GMT) X-Complaints-To: groups-abuse@google.com NNTP-Posting-Date: 10 Feb 2002 03:52:26 GMT Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:19826 Date: 2002-02-10T03:52:26+00:00 List-Id: David Starner wrote in message news:... > > But I thought GMGPL (or/and GPL?) supposed to be > > standard? Why exist the authors' own interpretation of > > GMGPL, if any? > > Just standard legal reality. If you disagree with how > someone is using your code, you get to chose whether to > sue them or not. I think you have caused some confusion here, it is the copyright holder, not the author who might or might not object. Furthermore, it is generally unlikely that a copyright holder will agree in advance that some usage which is not clearly defined is or is not correct. The proper advice is to read the license, and make sure you follow the requirements of the license (the same advice that applies with Microsoft, you hardly expect microsoft to reassure individual users in advance that their planned use of Microsoft software is OK :-)