From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,MAILING_LIST_MULTI autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,c9bf6617358567a9 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2003-03-11 07:51:07 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!syros.belnet.be!news.belnet.be!news.tele.dk!news.tele.dk!small.news.tele.dk!proxad.net!freenix!enst.fr!not-for-mail From: "Robert C. Leif" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: RE: Commercial license? Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2003 07:50:23 -0800 Organization: ENST, France Message-ID: Reply-To: "comp.lang.ada mail to news gateway" NNTP-Posting-Host: marvin.enst.fr Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Trace: avanie.enst.fr 1047397865 61318 137.194.161.2 (11 Mar 2003 15:51:05 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@enst.fr NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2003 15:51:05 +0000 (UTC) To: "'comp.lang.ada mail to news gateway'" Return-Path: X-Envelope-From: rleif@rleif.com X-Envelope-To: X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.4510 Importance: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 In-Reply-To: X-BeenThere: comp.lang.ada@ada.eu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1 Precedence: list List-Id: comp.lang.ada mail to news gateway List-Unsubscribe: , List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:35203 Date: 2003-03-11T07:50:23-08:00 A commercial program can be though of as having two layers. It parts (libraries) and the final binary, which is sold to the end customers. = The developer of the program should know what is in the parts. The normal customer only needs the binary to execute the program. This is analogous = to a computer board. The normal end customer purchases the board and really = has very little knowledge about the chips. The board designer must have = detailed knowledge about the chips. Bob Leif -----Original Message----- From: Georg Bauhaus [mailto:sb463ba@d2-hrz.uni-duisburg.de]=20 Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2003 4:36 AM To: comp.lang.ada@ada.eu.org Subject: Re: Commercial license? Robert C. Leif wrote: : Obviously : if you are supplying a library, it must be in source. How is that? Am I missing something?