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=0.1 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_05,INVALID_MSGID autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,a2c7f6cbdb72aa16 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public From: "Jeff Creem" Subject: Re: "proprietary", was Re: ada on linux Date: 2000/06/03 Message-ID: <8haraq$k3j$1@pyrite.mv.net>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 630560334 References: <8h9r89$n5d$1@nnrp1.deja.com> X-Priority: 3 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2314.1300 X-Complaints-To: abuse@mv.com X-Trace: pyrite.mv.net 960032922 20595 199.125.99.172 (3 Jun 2000 11:48:42 GMT) Organization: MV Communications, Inc. X-MSMail-Priority: Normal NNTP-Posting-Date: 3 Jun 2000 11:48:42 GMT Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Date: 2000-06-03T11:48:42+00:00 List-Id: > >... those associated with manufacture of proprietary software. > >Those people would of course prefer a BSD like license to > >the GPL license, because then they can use the software in > >their proprietary products. > Do you know as fact that all people who object to the GPL would > prefer the BSD like license? Do you know as fact that's because then > they would be able to use the software in their proprietary products? > Or are you just guessing that anyone who disagrees with the OSF hype > does so solely because it prevents them from thievery? I know in cases I have been concerned about, I have had to stay away from libraries that are pure GPL (not talking about GNAT here) for my projects since there are projects where portions of the source code are classified (by the government). We certainly give all of the source the the government and they in turn are free to give it to whomever they determine has the clearence and need to know. But, the clause in the GPL that says all third parties must have all the licence rights has always meant to me (and I am not a lawyer and I could be very wong here) that if some third party approached the company and said that they wanted a copy of program X from us that we would have to give it to them (but we could charge a fee).. Perhaps this is just another misconception..A while back a sent e-mail to FSF asking specific questions about the GPL in this and other areas...I got some answers but the rest of the reply said these are hard questions and I got no answers... We do of course have our own legal department that could look at these (and has) but I am often concerned that they give me answers for what the believe they can get away with based on the licenses and not what the original intent of the license is. (again another personal belief that is probably wong). Jeff