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: AdaCore ... the Next SCO? References: <1151405920.523542.137920@p79g2000cwp.googlegroups.com> <1151434144.2179.36.camel@localhost> <1151965334.709372.227600@a14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com> <1152008354.32293.11.camel@localhost> From: M E Leypold Date: 05 Jul 2006 00:13:01 +0200 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii User-Agent: Some cool user agent (SCUG) NNTP-Posting-Host: 88.72.240.102 X-Trace: news.arcor-ip.de 1152050781 88.72.240.102 (5 Jul 2006 00:06:21 +0200) X-Complaints-To: abuse@arcor-ip.de Path: g2news2.google.com!news2.google.com!news.germany.com!newsfeed.cw.net!cw.net!news-FFM2.ecrc.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:5519 Date: 2006-07-05T00:13:01+02:00 List-Id: Georg Bauhaus writes: > On Tue, 2006-07-04 at 01:58 +0200, M E Leypold wrote: > > > > > In fact, a close reading of > > > that heading would imply that you are not even permitted to > > > redistribute with that exemption! > > > > Could you try to give some arguments in favor of this rather strange view? > > I found that formally convincing: close reading shows, > > "This program[!] is free software; you can redistribute it[!] and/or modify > it[!] under the terms->of->the GNU General Public License[!] > ... > "As a special exception[!]... > > Considering the word in my native language: > > "Ausnahmsweise[!]... > > I note that "exception" in not in general a "general permission", is it? Inhowfar would that forbid distribution with the exemption clause intact? Regards -- Markus