Re: GNAT GPL 2005: Too clever by half?

[Marin David Condic <nobody@noplace.com>]

Its a point that makes little difference. Its pretty hard to write 
anything that is non-trivial or at all useful without linking to the 
runtime library or instantiating a compiler-supplied generic.

I don't mind them doing it. I mind them doing it without a real clear 
notice that their compiler is now unacceptable for a large range of 
development. Someone could easily be in violation of their T's and C's 
and not even know it because it isn't intuitively obvious to the casual 
observer that when you write your own "Hello World" app and give it to 
someone else without source and a GPL license that you just opened 
yourself up to a lawsuit.

Maybe ACT is planning an "Apple Computer Strategy"? Make money by sueing 
everyone who violates their intellectual property rights?

MDC


Marc A. Criley wrote:

> Just a minor point:  It's not the compiling, it's linking with the 
> runtime library, or using any of the vendor (g-*) packages; and the 
> instantiation exception to the GPL (such as for Integer_IO) has been 
> removed.
> 
> Marc

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