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=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 Path: border2.nntp.dca1.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!usenet.blueworldhosting.com!feeder01.blueworldhosting.com!peer01.iad.highwinds-media.com!news.highwinds-media.com!feed-me.highwinds-media.com!post01.iad.highwinds-media.com!fx23.iad.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Hubert User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; rv:31.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/31.3.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: What is the best license to use for open source software? References: <0Kgqw.953330$_k.685364@fx16.iad> <199c826a-923e-497f-a8e2-9e732c8a5665@googlegroups.com> In-Reply-To: <199c826a-923e-497f-a8e2-9e732c8a5665@googlegroups.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Antivirus: avast! (VPS 150104-1, 01/04/2015), Outbound message X-Antivirus-Status: Clean Message-ID: X-Complaints-To: abuse@newsdemon.com NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 05 Jan 2015 03:47:28 UTC Organization: http://www.NewsDemon.com Date: Sun, 04 Jan 2015 19:47:22 -0800 X-Received-Bytes: 1798 X-Received-Body-CRC: 4023215183 X-Original-Bytes: 1819 Xref: number.nntp.giganews.com comp.lang.ada:191662 Date: 2015-01-04T19:47:22-08:00 List-Id: On 1/4/2015 12:50 PM, David Botton wrote: > You can put any license on your code but if compiled with shareware GNAT it will be virused into GPL (if compatible) or be in violation of the GPL, but that is only once compiled, some one else compiling your source code on an open gcc/ada compiler your license would apply as intended. > > Unless writing a tool that you would want under the full GPL, I recommend BSD/MIT or GMGPL. You can copy the GMGPLv3 from the Gnoga files if you like. Or do a search for BSD or MIT license, etc. > > David Botton > OK, I have seen the BSD license before, I will take a closer look at it. Seems that is a better option than these GPL versions, I don't really know where that is now with all the versions and derivations. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com