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sjw wrote:
>  This is because the
> process of compiling an Ada program that uses the Ada library involves
> "copying" the source of the library -- at least, I think you'd be hard
> put to it to explain to a court why instantiating a generic  didn't
> involve copying.

We know that there are Ada compilers which implement generics
through code sharing - not all generic instantiation involves
duplicating the generic code.

Furthermore, for there to be infringement there would need to
be significant and recognizable pieces of the generic code
found in the output, distinguishable from the general compiler
output.