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,a3a6e22918dc31c7 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2003-05-22 13:25:11 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!logbridge.uoregon.edu!hammer.uoregon.edu!skates!not-for-mail From: Stephen Leake Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Ada serial Communication packages Date: 22 May 2003 16:22:43 -0400 Organization: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (skates.gsfc.nasa.gov) Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: anarres.gsfc.nasa.gov Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: skates.gsfc.nasa.gov 1053635911 2364 128.183.235.92 (22 May 2003 20:38:31 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@news.gsfc.nasa.gov NNTP-Posting-Date: 22 May 2003 20:38:31 GMT Cc: Stephen Leake User-Agent: Gnus/5.09 (Gnus v5.9.0) Emacs/21.2 Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:37659 Date: 2003-05-22T20:38:31+00:00 List-Id: robin-hall@utvinternet.com (AdaNewbie) writes: > Greetings, > > I'm keen to view an implementation of a sophisticated(timeout support > etc) rs-232(Serial Comms) package, My package does time outs. http://www.toadmail.com/~ada_wizard/ See the "com ports" link. > if availiable in the public domain. As a newbie, one of the things you need to learn about is licensing terms. "Public domain" is defined in the United States to mean "no copyright owner". That means anyone can take it and claim it as their own. There are other licenses that allow you to use the software, but retain control for the owner. One of the most common used with Ada code is the GNAT Modified Gnu Public License (GMGPL). It allows you to use the code in Open Source or proprietary projects. My com ports package should be released under that license, but I wrote it before I learned about this stuff myself :). I guess it's time to update it. -- -- Stephe