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From: "David C. Hoos" <david.c.hoos.sr@ada95.com>
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Preben Randhol" <randhol+news@pvv.org>
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Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2003 6:44 AM
Subject: Re: Commercial license?


> Georg Bauhaus wrote:
> > Robert C. Leif <rleif@rleif.com> wrote:
> >: Obviously
> >: if you are supplying a library, it must be in source.
> > 
> > How is that? Am I missing something?
> 
> If you look at the GNAT compiler it needs the source code for Ada
> libraries. I'm not sure, but perhaps this is what he was referring to?
>
Not true.  The facts are that if you provide a library, the only source
you need to supply is that for the specifications -- not the bodies,
in order for the library to be used.  Thus, it is possible to keep
the implementation proprietary.
 
> http://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gnat_ug_unx/Creating-an-Ada-Library.html
> 
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