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: 2003-03-15 06:05:57 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!logbridge.uoregon.edu!newsfeed.stueberl.de!eusc.inter.net!cs.tu-berlin.de!uni-duisburg.de!not-for-mail From: Georg Bauhaus Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: non military license for ada Date: Sat, 15 Mar 2003 14:05:56 +0000 (UTC) Organization: GMUGHDU Message-ID: References: <6a90b886.0303140243.7908f923@posting.google.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: d2-hrz.uni-duisburg.de X-Trace: a1-hrz.uni-duisburg.de 1047737156 9483 134.91.1.15 (15 Mar 2003 14:05:56 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@news.uni-duisburg.de NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 15 Mar 2003 14:05:56 +0000 (UTC) User-Agent: tin/1.5.8-20010221 ("Blue Water") (UNIX) (HP-UX/B.11.00 (9000/831)) Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:35368 Date: 2003-03-15T14:05:56+00:00 List-Id: Stephane Richard 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.