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 10.42.192.131 with SMTP id dq3mr41435515icb.3.1415753458155; Tue, 11 Nov 2014 16:50:58 -0800 (PST) X-Received: by 10.140.20.175 with SMTP id 44mr678086qgj.4.1415753458009; Tue, 11 Nov 2014 16:50:58 -0800 (PST) Path: eternal-september.org!reader01.eternal-september.org!reader02.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!mx02.eternal-september.org!feeder.eternal-september.org!news.glorb.com!r10no1657881igi.0!news-out.google.com!u1ni6qah.0!nntp.google.com!i13no966307qae.0!postnews.google.com!glegroupsg2000goo.googlegroups.com!not-for-mail Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2014 16:50:57 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <084b1934-9641-425e-85ec-293e0334413e@googlegroups.com> Complaints-To: groups-abuse@google.com Injection-Info: glegroupsg2000goo.googlegroups.com; posting-host=73.46.72.234; posting-account=yiWntAoAAAC1KqC_shmxJYv07B9l6LNU NNTP-Posting-Host: 73.46.72.234 References: <87fvdr2vdv.fsf@adaheads.sparre-andersen.dk> <54609F34.4080201@spam.spam> <35f01472-3510-4f67-8765-006fa8591c35@googlegroups.com> <9tc8w.73007$ZT5.37595@fx07.iad> <22a3816a-4e89-48f0-a126-dce581781beb@googlegroups.com> <084b1934-9641-425e-85ec-293e0334413e@googlegroups.com> User-Agent: G2/1.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-ID: <86bf69c8-eb08-4696-b6c9-3784f5c42213@googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: What exactly is the licensing situation with GNAT? From: David Botton Injection-Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2014 00:50:58 +0000 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Xref: news.eternal-september.org comp.lang.ada:23129 Date: 2014-11-11T16:50:57-08:00 List-Id: Some viruses can be good, some viruses can be bad, and some viruses that are good are being abused. By using the GPL in a compiler run time, initial boot loader code, etc. AdaCore places a "license virus" on your software, i.e. regardless of your intended license it is now under the full GPL. That may be a good thing for OS tools even compiler tools, etc. perhaps you may even prefer the GPL, but when placed in a compiler it is an abuse designed to make an open source compiler Shareware at best. David Botton