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Subject: Re: Gnat Pro and the GPL
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Marius Amado Alves wrote:

> Bj=F6rn Persson wrote:
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>> Gnat is based on GCC you know. You could even say it's a part of GCC. =

>> GCC is under the GPL. Distributing it under a proprietary license=20
>> would be a violation of the GPL. Or do you think the Free Software=20
>> Foundation would issue a special proprietary license to Adacore?
>=20
> Why not? Many open source businesses do.

Ever heard of a guy named Richard Stallman, founder and leader of said=20
foundation? Ever heard anything about his opinions?

I'd suggest that you go to http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/philosophy.html =

and read a little. Not to convince you but to help you understand the FSF=
=2E

Although personally I think the name "Free Software Foundation" is=20
enough to answer "Why not?".

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