Re: non military license for ada

[Georg Bauhaus <sb463ba@d2-hrz.uni-duisburg.de>]

Stephane Richard <stephane.richard@verizon.net> wrote:
: 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

Define: use.

: 100% GPL or LGPL products (compilers,

Define: (100-n)% GPL product.

: 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 source of the tools? Depending on your "use" of the tools, their
source and
other issues, it might be that you do not have to distribute the source of
the tools. For example, it might be that you do not have to distribute
the GNAT sources with your application. For example, there are library
packages in GNAT distributions that tell you about a special exception
that will allow their use in your product, and not cause the product to be
GPL software by this use.

IANAL, but still,  the wording you have chosen might be misleading
I think..

: 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.

that again is a somewhat vague statement. 
Better ask a laywer.