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 2002:a6b:b4cc:: with SMTP id d195mr14787090iof.39.1544607245179; Wed, 12 Dec 2018 01:34:05 -0800 (PST) X-Received: by 2002:a9d:ef3:: with SMTP id 106mr473561otj.6.1544607242097; Wed, 12 Dec 2018 01:34:02 -0800 (PST) Path: eternal-september.org!reader01.eternal-september.org!feeder.eternal-september.org!news.gegeweb.eu!gegeweb.org!usenet-fr.net!proxad.net!feeder1-2.proxad.net!209.85.166.215.MISMATCH!k10no37748itk.0!news-out.google.com!v71ni62ita.0!nntp.google.com!q69no37533itb.0!postnews.google.com!glegroupsg2000goo.googlegroups.com!not-for-mail Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2018 01:34:01 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: Complaints-To: groups-abuse@google.com Injection-Info: glegroupsg2000goo.googlegroups.com; posting-host=80.216.63.238; posting-account=89rtOwoAAACwfw13aLCkK5t6_il6M4EY NNTP-Posting-Host: 80.216.63.238 References: <6bee0ed3-c298-45c9-81b0-92cc90a1f2c6@googlegroups.com> <4fc537e9-e6f2-4fce-a7be-b5230c7f2d83@googlegroups.com> <96f1ef1d-9cc6-4b11-af0c-9eeda2120d95@googlegroups.com> User-Agent: G2/1.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-ID: <5f9a9088-f774-4c8e-832a-39482daa1670@googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: Licensing Paranoia and Manual Compilation Issues From: alexander@xn--junivrs-e1a.com Injection-Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2018 09:34:05 +0000 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Xref: reader01.eternal-september.org comp.lang.ada:55025 Date: 2018-12-12T01:34:01-08:00 List-Id: > I don't understand. The first para says it's good, the second says it's > bad. Perhaps I've misunderstood something regarding the licensing situation. Is = not the reason you cannot use a bunch of AdaCore developed packages due to = the fact that it's licensed under GPL without the runtime library exception= , ultimately meaning your executable must be licensed under GPL too? Let's assume someone made a tool to aid people with a repetitive task in Ad= a. Give that the GPL license and it'd be impossible for someone to "steal" = (redistribute for a fee) the original author's code, still allowing people = to learn from the code that makes up the tool. In the second situation, I'm speaking of any library package offering nigh = on essential functionality to a programming language (in this case Ada), th= at does not contain the runtime library exception. I believe that all code = developed to ship with a compiler should contain that exception. I will make sure to await further responses before I justify my belief ment= ioned in the previous paragraph, should I prove to having gotten something = wrong. --- Whilst quickly scouring the Internet for some information that would substa= ntiate the claim that some library package files do not contain the runtime= library exception, I came across the (`GNAT.Regpat` source)[1], which does= contain some form of the runtime library exception. I presume perhaps that is an older source file than the one shipped with th= e compiler at this day (Copyright (c) 1996-2002)? [1] https://www2.adacore.com/gap-static/GNAT_Book/html/rts/g-regpat__adb.ht= m