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From: Kilgallen@eisner.decus.org.nospam (Larry Kilgallen)
Subject: Re: Ada test example - Linux Software Installer
Date: 2000/05/08
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In article <8f2jhl$35m$1@nnrp1.deja.com>, Robert Dewar <robert_dewar@my-deja.com> writes:
> In article <JpoF4nBx0iQb@eisner.decus.org>,
>   Kilgallen@eisner.decus.org.nospam wrote:
>> That sounds like a worthwhile project, but if you want to
>> increase acceptance, please do _not_ license it in such a way
>> that anyone who distributes the installer (such as, with their
>> software) has to distribute the source to the software.
>> Muddying the waters of Ada Advocacy with Open Source Advocacy
>> would not increase adoption.
> 
> The GPL is fine for this purpose, there is no way that the GPL
> could be argued to apply to things the installer was installing.
> I suspect many readers of CLA are not aware of the principle of
> misuse of copyright. It is quite an instructive reminder in this
> kind of case :-)

I see I did not express my concern accurately.

I am trying to avoid a requirement for those using the installer
to distribute the source of the installer.