Re: GNAT GPL 2005: Too clever by half?

[Marin David Condic <nobody@noplace.com>]

Without trying to start the great Free/Proprietary debate, I'll say 
this: I don't mind whatever ACT decides they want to do with their 
compiler. If they've determined that it is in their own best interest to 
drop the GMGPL in favor of the GPL, that is 100% within their rights. 
However, for a publicly released compiler, I think it would only be fair 
that they have it put up big, visible announcements whenever it is 
invoked to the effect that "The Software You Are About To Compile MUST 
Be Distributed Under Our Terms And Conditions - Or None At All!!!!" The 
reason being that the unsuspecting user might think it is perfectly OK 
and within their rights to distribute THEIR OWN software under any T's & 
C's they like - and not realize they have been infected by the Stallman 
Virus.

MDC


Preben Randhol wrote:
> 
> Yes. Unless you buy support. The GNAT GPL 2005 is pure GPL.
> 
> I mean you can of course put whatever license on you uncompiled code,
> but if you want to compile it with GNAT GPL 2005 you must change to GPL
> as far as I understand.
> 


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