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From: dewar@merv.cs.nyu.edu (Robert Dewar)
Subject: Re: GLADE and GPL (was: what DOES the GPL really say?)
Date: 1997/06/27
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Date: 1997-06-27T00:00:00+00:00
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Richard said

<<First of all, the exception being referred to is an exception to the
LGPL, not the GPL.  Secondly, it did not originate with ACT, but was
used in the small set of run-time functions used in GCC.
>>

That's not correct, it is an exception to the GPL (at least in the case
of GNAT), and in addition, the wording is NOT copied from the run-time
functions used in GCC, because it spefcifically handles generics. Here
once again is the wording of this exception (which is an exception to
the standard GPL paragraph. In fact here they both are together:

-- GNAT is free software;  you can  redistribute it  and/or modify it under --
-- terms of the  GNU General Public License as published  by the Free Soft- --
-- ware  Foundation;  either version 2,  or (at your option) any later ver- --
-- sion.  GNAT is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITH- --
-- OUT ANY WARRANTY;  without even the  implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY --
-- or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License --
-- for  more details.  You should have  received  a copy of the GNU General --
-- Public License  distributed with GNAT;  see file COPYING.  If not, write --
-- to  the Free Software Foundation,  59 Temple Place - Suite 330,  Boston, --
-- MA 02111-1307, USA.                                                      --
--                                                                          --
-- As a special exception,  if other files  instantiate  generics from this --
-- unit, or you link  this unit with other files  to produce an executable, --
-- this  unit  does not  by itself cause  the resulting  executable  to  be --
-- covered  by the  GNU  General  Public  License.  This exception does not --
-- however invalidate  any other reasons why  the executable file  might be --
-- covered by the  GNU Public License.                                      --