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-Thread: 103376,3e26dfa741e64e5f X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit Path: g2news1.google.com!news4.google.com!border1.nntp.dca.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!nx01.iad01.newshosting.com!newshosting.com!newsfeed.icl.net!newsfeed.fjserv.net!news.tele.dk!news.tele.dk!small.news.tele.dk!fi.sn.net!newsfeed2.fi.sn.net!newsfeed3.funet.fi!newsfeeds.funet.fi!feeder2.news.jippii.net!reader1.news.jippii.net!53ab2750!not-for-mail From: Tapio Kelloniemi Subject: Re: GNAT GPL 2005 Edition is now available References: Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Message-ID: <7qjYe.27267$S45.7023@reader1.news.jippii.net> Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2005 20:30:59 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 217.30.176.187 X-Complaints-To: newsmaster@saunalahti.com X-Trace: reader1.news.jippii.net 1127334659 217.30.176.187 (Wed, 21 Sep 2005 23:30:59 EEST) NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2005 23:30:59 EEST Organization: Saunalahti Customer Xref: g2news1.google.com comp.lang.ada:5015 Date: 2005-09-21T20:30:59+00:00 List-Id: Jacob Sparre Andersen wrote: >[ I am not a lawyer ] > >Preben Randhol wrote: > >> So if I bought support from Adacore (not going to as I personally >> only make GMGPL stuff) I could in fact redistribute the GMGPL >> compiler? > >Yes. > >> Or is there some other contract stopping me from doing it? > >That contract would mean that AdaCore broke their contract with the >copyright holders (i.e. GNU GPL/GMGPL), which basically would either: > > + invalidate the contract with the copyright holders - and thus > prevent AdaCore from using and distributing the code, or > > + not be valid. > >So the answer is no. At least AdaCore asks their customers not to distribute any software they receive, but this can't be an official condition. Seemingly capitalists honour requests of AdaCore, since we don't have a copy of GNAT PRO. The reason is quite like "selfish", they have already paid for the SW and A) don't want others to get it for free and B) would not benefit from it. -- Tapio