From: Robert Dewar <dewar@gnat.com>
Subject: Re: ada < - > java bindings wanted
Date: 1999/08/22
Date: 1999-08-22T00:00:00+00:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <7ppel0$jpa$1@nnrp1.deja.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: x7vu2ptys46.fsf@pogner.moho
In article <x7vu2ptys46.fsf@pogner.moho>,
Simon Wright <simon@pogner.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> We had somehow got the idea that the added permission to
instantiate
> and link with didn't permit modification. We never had any
reason to
> test that, since we didn't have any such problems.
>
> I think what you're saying is that we can modify the
GNAT-modified-GPL
> files without removing the extra permissions? (if so, obvious
really
> now you point it out ..)
The GPL gives you the right to modify! The extra permissions
*ADD* to your rights, they do not subtract :-) Yes, of course
you can modify and distribute. Your distributed modified
version must be at least covered by the GPL, and if you choose
(your choice, you are the author of the changes) with the
additional permissions of the modified GPL.
Robert Dewar
Ada Core Technologies
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~1999-08-22 0:00 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 19+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
1999-08-20 0:00 ada < - > java bindings wanted Geoff Bull
1999-08-20 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-08-20 0:00 ` Ted Dennison
1999-08-20 0:00 ` Florian Weimer
1999-08-21 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-08-21 0:00 ` Simon Wright
1999-08-22 0:00 ` Robert Dewar [this message]
1999-08-22 0:00 ` Geoff Bull
1999-08-21 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-08-21 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
-- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
1999-08-12 0:00 Constantine A. Sismanidis
1999-08-12 0:00 ` David Botton
1999-08-12 0:00 ` Jim White
1999-08-12 0:00 ` Tucker Taft
1999-08-12 0:00 ` Tucker Taft
1999-08-14 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-08-12 0:00 Constantine A. Sismanidis
1999-08-12 0:00 ` Stanley R. Allen
1999-08-13 0:00 ` Ted Dennison
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