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,d0f6c37e3c1b712a X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Ada in Debian: most libraries will switch to the pure GPL in Etch References: <1151405920.523542.137920@p79g2000cwp.googlegroups.com> <87irmmpas3.fsf@ludovic-brenta.org> From: M E Leypold Date: 28 Jun 2006 03:40:36 +0200 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii User-Agent: Some cool user agent (SCUG) NNTP-Posting-Host: 88.72.243.222 X-Trace: news.arcor-ip.de 1151458462 88.72.243.222 (28 Jun 2006 03:34:22 +0200) X-Complaints-To: abuse@arcor-ip.de Path: g2news2.google.com!news3.google.com!border1.nntp.dca.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!newsfeed00.sul.t-online.de!newsfeed01.sul.t-online.de!t-online.de!newsfeed.arcor-ip.de!news.arcor-ip.de!not-for-mail Xref: g2news2.google.com comp.lang.ada:5172 Date: 2006-06-28T03:40:36+02:00 List-Id: Michael Bode writes: > Ludovic Brenta writes: > > > This is becoming metaphysical. Cogito, ergo sum, and all that :) Your > > argument applies to all software that is not at least > > cryptographically signed by their author, and accompanied by a signed > > license statement :) > > It applies only to software from authors who don't accept the section > 'How to Apply These Terms to Your New Programs' from the file COPYING. If I think about that, that would make the situation clear. The COPYING file says that the copyright is in the headers, so the headers are binding. These have a linking exception, so the single files are under GMGPL. Just delete any non-GMGPL stuff from GtkAda that would get linked to your executable and then you have GMGPL-GtkAda [1]. Hm. I think we'll just have to ask a lawyer about that. Michael, mail me privately on that. I got me an idea :-). Regards -- Markus PS: [1] I'm not alawyer. Don't construe that legal advice. It isn't.