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: 103376,2d9aad84ea395c96 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2003-03-14 09:56:50 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: non military license for ada Date: 14 Mar 2003 12:49:41 -0500 Organization: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (skates.gsfc.nasa.gov) Message-ID: References: <6a90b886.0303140243.7908f923@posting.google.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: anarres.gsfc.nasa.gov Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: skates.gsfc.nasa.gov 1047665013 5783 128.183.235.92 (14 Mar 2003 18:03:33 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@news.gsfc.nasa.gov NNTP-Posting-Date: 14 Mar 2003 18:03:33 GMT User-Agent: Gnus/5.09 (Gnus v5.9.0) Emacs/21.2 Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:35332 Date: 2003-03-14T18:03:33+00:00 List-Id: tony_gair@yahoo.co.uk (Tony Gair) writes: > Is anyone aware of any open source license which stipulates that the > software cannot be used directly or in a supporting role by the Attack > and thieve oil industry er..... sorry Defense industry. Just out of curiosity, how would you define a "defense industry"? For example, I'm sure Boeing does some defense business. Does that mean they could not use your software in their civilian airlines? I doubt you could define this in a way that was meaningful. > I write this in the ada language group as I see this as a particular > problem for Ada, Why particular for Ada? > and like to use it, but do not wish to help the current monkeyman > leaders of the tree world. The leader of the free world are _not_ the defense industry; they are the politicians. There are better ways to oppose war. -- -- Stephe