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-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,2d9aad84ea395c96 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2003-03-14 17:21:35 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!sn-xit-02!sn-xit-06!sn-xit-08!supernews.com!newsfeed.news2me.com!cyclone1.gnilink.net!spamkiller2.gnilink.net!nwrdny02.gnilink.net.POSTED!53ab2750!not-for-mail From: "Stephane Richard" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada References: <6a90b886.0303140243.7908f923@posting.google.com> Subject: Re: non military license for ada X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Message-ID: Date: Sat, 15 Mar 2003 01:21:36 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 141.149.78.110 X-Complaints-To: abuse@verizon.net X-Trace: nwrdny02.gnilink.net 1047691296 141.149.78.110 (Fri, 14 Mar 2003 20:21:36 EST) NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2003 20:21:36 EST Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:35353 Date: 2003-03-15T01:21:36+00:00 List-Id: The GPL is detailed as far as source distribution and alterations is concerned. IF you want to make a commercial product or a millitary one, it's the same thing...you can use 100% GPL or LGPL products (compilers, tools, etc etc...) t crrfeate a commercial app and at that point, you definitaly dont need to, nor are you required, to distribute the source with your application. The GPL is there especially for people wanting to create an OpenSource application that is to be distributed under the GPL licence....for all other projects, whether personal, professional, millitary, religious, govermental in nature is not GPL material. Therefore you can choose what you want to do. "Tony Gair" wrote in message news:6a90b886.0303140243.7908f923@posting.google.com... > Is anyone aware of any open source license which stipulates that the > software cannot be used directly or in a supporting role by the Attack > and thieve oil industry er..... sorry Defense industry. > > I write this in the ada language group as I see this as a particular > problem for Ada, and like to use it, but do not wish to help the > current monkeyman leaders of the tree world.