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 16:52:08 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!syros.belnet.be!news.belnet.be!feed.news.nacamar.de!newsfeed.freenet.de!194.168.222.61.MISMATCH!newspeer1-gui.server.ntli.net!ntli.net!newsfep4-glfd.server.ntli.net.POSTED!53ab2750!not-for-mail From: "chris.danx" User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.3b) Gecko/20030210 X-Accept-Language: en, en-us MIME-Version: 1.0 Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: non military license for ada References: <6a90b886.0303140243.7908f923@posting.google.com> <1047676770.614608@master.nyc.kbcfp.com> <42tca.385$ug.208@newsfep4-winn.server.ntli.net> In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-ID: Date: Sat, 15 Mar 2003 00:52:15 +0000 NNTP-Posting-Host: 81.98.236.72 X-Complaints-To: abuse@ntlworld.com X-Trace: newsfep4-glfd.server.ntli.net 1047689527 81.98.236.72 (Sat, 15 Mar 2003 00:52:07 GMT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 15 Mar 2003 00:52:07 GMT Organization: ntl Cablemodem News Service Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:35352 Date: 2003-03-15T00:52:15+00:00 List-Id: sk wrote: > I am not a lawyer, nor have I retained one to verify my > position; however, my use of GPL code does not require > me to make my source public unless I make the final > product public. A military entity is not making their > final products public (up to the point of impact > anyway :-) either, so they can happily use GPL without > any problems (unless, I believe, they try to sell the > product to another entity). > Oh well, you learn something new everyday (I thought the GPL forced developers to distribute sources regardless). I'm starting to rate software licenses as one of the "things I hate about software development" because of the minefield they create and their complexity (the others being software patents, sloppy management and stress). Even the pay isn't that good anymore (well on this side of the pond any way - and round here you'd be lucky to get a job with top honours and/or 10 years of prev experience; everybodies leaving the uk - and scotland in particular - with many companies who would be good to have invest are outsourcing to India (some are shutting down operations here and outsourcing). The (immediate) future is bleak for graduates & software developers as a whole). Seriously considering jacking in SD after I grad and working in Safeway! :(