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From: Simon Wright <simon@pushface.org>
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Subject: Re: AdaCore ... the Next SCO?
Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2006 07:06:44 +0100
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Martin Krischik <krischik@users.sourceforge.net> writes:

> Does it? The GPL is viral and booch, charles, AdaCL - all currently
> GMGPL would need to to relicensed to GPL now to be used with with
> GNAT/GPL.

I don't see that. As far as the BCs are concerned, all the
contributors (including Grady) are happy with the GPGPL and see no
reason to change. After all, the BCs will compile with the Aonix
compiler so there's not even any real dependency on GNAT extensions
(and it would make no difference if there were).

The GMGPL says that inclusion of itself doesn't impose GPL obligations
but doesn't affect other reasons that might. Issuing a binary compiled
with GNAT GPL would be such a reason.

If I release a unit to the public domain, I don't have to re-license
it just because I've compiled it with a GPL compiler at some point.