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From: Thomas Jahrne <jahrnet@tut.fi>
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Subject: Re: What exactly is the licensing situation with GNAT?
Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2014 09:08:31 +0000 (UTC)
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On 2014-11-12, Pascal Obry <pascal@obry.net> wrote:
> Le mardi 11 novembre 2014 ?? 16:50 -0800, David Botton a ??crit :
>> By using the GPL in a compiler run time, initial boot loader code,
>> etc. AdaCore places a "license virus" on your software, i.e.
>> regardless of your intended license it is now under the full GPL.
>
> Well another point of view is that it encourage Open Source softwares.
> And after all we all know that we can sell Open Source software.

Although that is technically true it doesn't happen often. Especially it's a
little funny in this context since Adacore doesn't sell GNAT they just sell
the support. But there is a little gotcha since you can't get the toolchain
unless you buy support for it.

All funded with U.S. taxpayer money.

I call BULLSHIT.

> I bet this in fact no big deal for many applications.

Again in the context of Ada where everything is virtually 100% defence and
the remainder government projects it is certainly a big deal and you will
never see this source code. Which is why they are able to get people to buy
their toolchain oops I meant support for their toolchain.

Thomas