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=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,31849c839c76fbc5 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-11-17 18:05:01 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!sn-xit-02!sn-post-01!supernews.com!corp.supernews.com!not-for-mail From: "David Botton" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: editors - open source - written in ADA? Date: Sat, 17 Nov 2001 21:04:58 -0500 Organization: Posted via Supernews, http://www.supernews.com Message-ID: References: <20011115154401.6637e73f.tonygair@btinternet.com> X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4807.1700 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4807.1700 X-Complaints-To: newsabuse@supernews.com Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:16662 Date: 2001-11-17T21:04:58-05:00 List-Id: I think that you will find that most (I only know of one or two exceptions) open source developers for Ada are quick (Ok, there have been some bumps along the way, but they are now smooth) to make Ada libraries available under the very unrestrictive lic. of the GMGPL (ie. GPL, but if you include the code it doesn't cause your code to become GPL'd) in order that their code should help to be advocates of Ada use even in non-GPL settings (such as in proprietary products ;-) In principle most of those developers, self included, wished Ada was already firm in the heart of the worlds programmers and would rather release under the true GPL, but see that being Ada advocates is more important in the current climate and that we would contribute just about zippo to the FSF and other like minded movements with our code (for now .....) Typically an editor and other tool would be released under the GPL since these are end products. Take a look at the FSF site for the "why"s on the GPL. Most people like to get paid for their work. There are of course many ways to pay some one (money isn't everything). Putting new code under the GPL by leveraging other's GPL code is very gratifying and rewarding to the GPL author and part of why many release their code under the GPL. If you can not pay the developers in GPL code, perhaps consider cash :-) David Botton "tony" wrote in message news:20011115154401.6637e73f.tonygair@btinternet.com... > > I'm wondering if anyone cn help me, > I'm looking for an open source editor written in Ada > which I can attach in my code with out changing the license > of the overall code > any ideas