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,d0f6c37e3c1b712a X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: AdaCore ... the Next SCO? References: <1151405920.523542.137920@p79g2000cwp.googlegroups.com> <1151413996.881418.65260@x69g2000cwx.googlegroups.com> <2418185.2jO2KLhFBO@linux1.krischik.com> <1151431127.2179.20.camel@localhost> From: M E Leypold Date: 30 Jun 2006 10:55:30 +0200 Message-ID: <9sbqsb2fb1.fsf@hod.lan.m-e-leypold.de> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii User-Agent: Some cool user agent (SCUG) NNTP-Posting-Host: 88.72.230.215 X-Trace: news.arcor-ip.de 1151657346 88.72.230.215 (30 Jun 2006 10:49:06 +0200) X-Complaints-To: abuse@arcor-ip.de Path: g2news2.google.com!news3.google.com!news4.google.com!news.glorb.com!tudelft.nl!txtfeed1.tudelft.nl!feeder1.cambrium.nl!feed.tweaknews.nl!newsgate.cistron.nl!transit.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!newsfeeder.wxs.nl!newsfeed01.sul.t-online.de!t-online.de!newsfeed.arcor-ip.de!news.arcor-ip.de!not-for-mail Xref: g2news2.google.com comp.lang.ada:5372 Date: 2006-06-30T10:55:30+02:00 List-Id: Stephen Leake writes: > M E Leypold writes: > > >> But that's a consequence of using GNAT GPL edition, not of using > >> the libraries? These can keep their licenses. (The GPL doesn't say > >> it is time limited, and revocable; I'd be surprised to learn that > >> the exception is time limited.) > > > > > > No. Just reread Martins post about the license warnings popping up > > Those warnings are just saying "you've got two different licenses > here". They do _not_ mean "you can't do this legally". Ah, I see. > In that sense, they are misleading warnings. They should be > suppressed, in general. Or should better care for the licensing semantics. Would be nice to have the compiler state in the linking stage "This excutable can be distributed under licenses X, Y or Z". Regards -- Markus