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: 103376,915d37e7b8e0ec69 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit Path: g2news1.google.com!news3.google.com!border1.nntp.dca.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!wns13feed!worldnet.att.net!209.244.4.230!newsfeed1.dallas1.level3.net!news.level3.com!news.binc.net!kilgallen From: Kilgallen@SpamCop.net (Larry Kilgallen) Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: and visual library once again Date: 20 Oct 2005 22:08:50 -0500 Organization: LJK Software Message-ID: References: <4357E40B.1050705@obry.net> <1129861178.782874.87870@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: eisner.encompasserve.org X-Trace: grandcanyon.binc.net 1129864053 19990 192.135.80.34 (21 Oct 2005 03:07:33 GMT) X-Complaints-To: abuse@binc.net NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2005 03:07:33 +0000 (UTC) Xref: g2news1.google.com comp.lang.ada:5838 Date: 2005-10-20T22:08:50-05:00 List-Id: In article <1129861178.782874.87870@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>, "Steve Whalen" writes: >> Szymon, >> >> > right, but the GPL licence isnt't what I need, and that't why I'm asking >> > if really using GNAT the program have to be on the GPL licence. >> >> I pretty well understood what you wanted ;), but note that there is so >> much confusion on this issue. All I have replied to you is just what you >> have asked. You want to sell your program, no problem with GNAT GPL. >> > > Yes he can sell his program under the GPL license (as required by GNAT > GPL). > > But it is important to remind anyone asking such a question that they > can sell the program ONLY if they give a copy of the source code to the > customer they sell it to (including the right of that customer to give > the source and binary to anyone else they want per the GPL). That's a > pretty big difference for most people who "sell their programs". It can > lead to the immediate termination of your ability to sell any other > copies of the program to anyone else in many markets. It is not a problem for anyone who actually sells their software. It is a problem for those who follow the customary practice of Microsoft, Symantec, Computer Associates and actually _license_ their software rather than selling it.