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From: Michael Bode <m.g.bode@web.de>
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Subject: Re: Ada in Debian: most libraries will switch to the pure GPL in
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Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2006 21:39:14 +0200
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Georg Bauhaus <bauhaus@futureapps.de> writes:

> The file headers aren't invalid. That sounds like nitpicking,
> but "invalid" has different meaning.

Ok. ... if file headers are lying.

> Anyway, all this is relevant only when someone uses software in a
> way that by applicable law is (a) illegal, and (b) this fact is made
> a legal issue.

Debian is distributing the software. If at some later point in time it
is claimed that the software today was not under GPL but some other
license which forbids distribution they have a problem. Seems like
this has just happend with GtkAda and GMGPL. 

> As long as Debian doesn't have any legal obligations, they can
> proactively try to reduce the risk of being associated with
> software that incurs a surprising legal status. I think that
> one way to do this is to collect all available evidence,
> and take Dewar's and Charlet's word for it.

They only can collect bits which are not signed with strong crypto.

-- 
Michael Bode