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From: Maxim Reznik <reznikmm@front.ru>
Subject: Re: GNAT GPL vs non-GPL compatible open source license
Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2005 20:03:37 +0300
Date: 2005-10-14T20:03:37+03:00	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <diood9$pp7$1@pandora.alkar.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <sa4oe5z1d6g.fsf@snoopy.microcomaustralia.com.au>

Brian May wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> An argument against GNAT GPL was that you could not distribute
> software that linked against non-GPL compatible licenses, such as
> openssl.
> 
AFIK openssl is distributed under BSD-style Open Source licenses.
But BSD license is compatible with GPL. You may distribute
your program under GPL even if it includes openssl.

Actualy AWS (Ada Web Server) distributed under GPL even it
contains binding to openssl.



  parent reply	other threads:[~2005-10-14 17:03 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2005-10-09  5:17 GNAT GPL vs non-GPL compatible open source license Brian May
2005-10-09 16:29 ` Simon Wright
2005-10-14 17:03 ` Maxim Reznik [this message]
2005-10-15  0:15   ` Brian May
2005-10-15  8:35     ` Ludovic Brenta
2005-10-15  9:18       ` Pascal Obry
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