Re: Ada to Ada Translator ?

[Simon Wright <simon@pushface.org>]

"G.B." <bauhaus@notmyhomepage.invalid> writes:

> At face value, the license exception applies to that very compiler's
> sources, unchanged.

Actually the compiler sources are plain GPL; the RTS sources have the
exception.

> It does not extend to derivative works which you seem to have in mind
> when mentioning to fork.

Agreed that this is a potentially contentious area: the Exception says
that it 'applies to a given file (the "Runtime Library") that bears a
notice placed by the copyright holder of the file stating that the file
is governed by GPLv3 along with this Exception' - are you entitled to
maintain the Exception in a derivative work? if you do, does it count?
(you not being the sole copyright holder).

I've carefully avoided this issue in my Cortex GNAT RTS by assigning the
copyright to the FSF :-)