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=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 Path: eternal-september.org!reader01.eternal-september.org!reader02.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!mx02.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: "J-P. Rosen" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: New to Ada, why these warning messages? Date: Sun, 3 Jan 2016 16:48:06 +0100 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Message-ID: References: <877fjtyowc.fsf@theworld.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Sun, 3 Jan 2016 15:45:27 -0000 (UTC) Injection-Info: mx02.eternal-september.org; posting-host="cf68ed9c33a02503bcdc21dce9ce55d1"; logging-data="27972"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1/CSB7eSVZ18rnYhplpJiIa" User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; rv:38.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/38.5.0 In-Reply-To: Cancel-Lock: sha1:4PVnn/jm+OWSvOm0mlOHdnT/SEY= Xref: news.eternal-september.org comp.lang.ada:28993 Date: 2016-01-03T16:48:06+01:00 List-Id: Le 03/01/2016 10:59, Simon Clubley a écrit : >> It is true that code compiled with Ada GPL is covered by the GPL, but >> > this does NOT extend to the source code. The author of a program ALLWAYS >> > keeps full rights (whether GPL or any other license). >> > > So are you saying that if: > > a) Someone uses the Adacore GPL compiler to create an executable without > realising that the _output_ from that compiler is also covered by the > GPL (because the compiler has included code from the GNAT RTL) and > > b) then distributes that executable (for example, by placing it on a website) > > then the author isn't required to provide the source code to anyone > using the executable who asks for the source code ? > > If so, that's contrary to everything I know about the GPL. Not at all. I'm saying that the author keeps his rights on the source, so it's OK if: a) someone compiles the code with GNAT and distributes it under the GPL b) compiles it with a different compiler and distributes it under a propriatory license The author is bound to the GPL for the first distribution, but not for the second one. -- J-P. Rosen Adalog 2 rue du Docteur Lombard, 92441 Issy-les-Moulineaux CEDEX Tel: +33 1 45 29 21 52, Fax: +33 1 45 29 25 00 http://www.adalog.fr