comp.lang.ada
 help / color / mirror / Atom feed
From: tmoran@bix.com
Subject: "proprietary", was Re: ada on linux
Date: 2000/05/27
Date: 2000-05-27T00:00:00+00:00	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <u5XX4.297$q86.81131@news.pacbell.net> (raw)

> > > Well most often proprietary in software has been used to
> > > describe software which is only released under restrictive
> > > license terms.
>
> > Such as requiring that changed source be released with changed
> > binaries ?
>
> No, such as not permitting redistribution at all, and not
> providing the sources at all.
"Anyone may use in any way" is not restrictive.  "You must send money
to ___ if you give out copies to third parties" and "You must send source
code to ___ if you give out copies to third parties" are both restrictions.




             reply	other threads:[~2000-05-27  0:00 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 39+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2000-05-27  0:00 tmoran [this message]
2000-05-28  0:00 ` "proprietary", was Re: ada on linux Robert Dewar
2000-05-28  0:00   ` Ken Garlington
2000-05-28  0:00     ` Robert Dewar
2000-05-30  0:00       ` Ted Dennison
2000-05-30  0:00         ` Ken Garlington
2000-05-28  0:00   ` tmoran
2000-05-28  0:00     ` David Starner
2000-05-28  0:00     ` Robert Dewar
2000-05-28  0:00       ` tmoran
2000-05-28  0:00         ` David Starner
2000-05-29  0:00         ` Robert Dewar
2000-05-29  0:00           ` tmoran
2000-05-29  0:00             ` Robert Dewar
2000-05-30  0:00         ` Ted Dennison
2000-05-30  0:00           ` Robert Dewar
2000-05-30  0:00             ` bill
2000-05-31  0:00               ` Florian Weimer
2000-06-01  0:00                 ` Geoff Bull
2000-06-03  0:00                   ` Robert Dewar
2000-06-03  0:00               ` Robert Dewar
2000-06-03  0:00                 ` tmoran
2000-06-03  0:00                   ` Jeff Creem
2000-06-05  0:00                     ` Robert Dewar
2000-06-05  0:00                       ` Jeff Creem
2000-06-06  0:00                         ` GPL distribution rules (was: "proprietary") Larry Kilgallen
2000-06-03  0:00                   ` "proprietary", was Re: ada on linux Dale Stanbrough
2000-06-05  0:00                   ` Robert Dewar
2000-06-05  0:00                     ` Geoff Bull
2000-06-05  0:00                     ` tmoran
2000-06-05  0:00                       ` Geoff Bull
2000-06-05  0:00                         ` Robert Dewar
2000-06-05  0:00                       ` Robert Dewar
2000-06-05  0:00                         ` tmoran
2000-05-30  0:00             ` Ted Dennison
2000-05-30  0:00               ` Robert Dewar
2000-05-30  0:00                 ` About AdaOS Didier Utheza
     [not found]                   ` <WCBZ4.4122$XX4.63232@news-east.usenetserver.com>
2000-06-01  0:00                     ` Didier Utheza
2000-05-30  0:00                 ` "proprietary", was Re: ada on linux Ted Dennison
replies disabled

This is a public inbox, see mirroring instructions
for how to clone and mirror all data and code used for this inbox