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-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,2d9aad84ea395c96 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2003-03-15 11:31:25 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!logbridge.uoregon.edu!newsfeed.stueberl.de!newspeer1-gui.server.ntli.net!ntli.net!newsfep4-winn.server.ntli.net.POSTED!53ab2750!not-for-mail From: "chris.danx" User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.3b) Gecko/20030210 X-Accept-Language: en, en-us MIME-Version: 1.0 Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: non military license for ada References: <6a90b886.0303140243.7908f923@posting.google.com> <1047676770.614608@master.nyc.kbcfp.com> <42tca.385$ug.208@newsfep4-winn.server.ntli.net> In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-ID: Date: Sat, 15 Mar 2003 19:31:33 +0000 NNTP-Posting-Host: 81.98.236.72 X-Complaints-To: abuse@ntlworld.com X-Trace: newsfep4-winn.server.ntli.net 1047756685 81.98.236.72 (Sat, 15 Mar 2003 19:31:25 GMT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 15 Mar 2003 19:31:25 GMT Organization: ntl Cablemodem News Service Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:35370 Date: 2003-03-15T19:31:33+00:00 List-Id: Preben Randhol wrote: > No it doesn't. Just look at the statments from DoD about their new Combat > System they are making (or having made). From what I read this system > will use open source / GPL software and this was not a problem according > to DoD. Well then, the OP has two choices. Release code with some open source license and have people use it or release code with a license like he wants and have his code live in the limbo for all time. The choice is the OPs. > Even Microsoft uses GPL software. Where? IIRC they have used x licensed code and bsd licensed code, but where have they used GPL? They've probably evaluated GPL software but I doubt very much Bill would let them use the software for work or incorporate it into products (officially).