Re: can one build commercial applications with latest gnat and other licenses related questions...

[Michael Bode <m.g.bode@web.de>]

gshapovalov@gmail.com writes:

>> ...
>> -- As a special exception, if other files instantiate generics from  --
>> ...
>
> Exactly because of this clause still in the specs and no COPYING
> provided and somewhere in some file (not normally expected place) there
> was a statement that is is *GPL* I contacted GtkAda developers to
> clarify this (when I was repackaging GtkAda for Gentoo). This is the
> responce I got:
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------
> From: Arnaud Charlet <charlet@adacore.com>
> To: George Shapovalov <george@gentoo.org>
> Date: 19.5.06 10.20
>
> George,
>
> All the packages available in libre.adacore.com are available under
> the pure GPL license, this includes among others GtkAda and XML/Ada.
>
> Regards,
>
> Arno
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> I don't think he could have been any more explicit in his responce. So,
> it seems GtkAga and everything coming from AdaCore is pure GPL or
> commercial nowadays..
> (closely matching the Trolltech situation at the moment AFAICS).

IMO this means they would be actively deceiving users of GtkAda about
the licence in probably any (haven't checked that) source file.

-- 
Michael Bode