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From: "David Botton" <David@Botton.com>
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Subject: Re: GNAT license rational (was [ANNOUNCE] XML/Ada 0.5 released)
Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2001 14:54:55 -0400
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Date: 2001-04-27T14:54:55-04:00

I don't think any one disputes that they have the absolute right to do as
they please. I am _VERY THANKFUL_ of course that the code is released to the
public at _all_ even under GPL!!

I am just saying that GPL Ada packages are of limitted use to myself and
others and is no longer a contribution to Ada advocacy, but to FSF advocacy
(something I also agree with, but my priorities are for Ada). Since Ada is
such a small player, the advocacy that FSF gets is negligable and certainly
not of much value.

David Botton

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ted Dennison" <dennison@telepath.com>
> But it really is their call
> to make either way.