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From: Ole-Hjalmar Kristensen
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Subject: Re: GNAT GPL 2005 Edition is now available
Date: 19 Sep 2005 14:57:01 +0200
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>>>>> "LK" == Larry Kilgallen <Kilgallen@SpamCop.net> writes:

    LK> In article <m3mzmdh0jx.fsf@rr.trudgett>, David Trudgett <wpower@zeta.org.au.nospamplease>  writes:
    >> The explanation AdaCore comes up with must explain how restricting the
    >> freedom of developers to license their own work in the way most
    >> suitable to them, does not prove contempt of the very principles of
    >> freedom that the GPL is supposed to be defending.

    LK> The GPL effect is designed to be viral -- AdaCore is now adhering
    LK> to it more closely.  They are quite in tune with the FSF manifesto.

Maybe, *if* the output of the compiler/linker is really covered by
GPL. I am not a lawyer, so this is not obvious to me.

    LK> The fact that AdaCore motives are likely to be promoting their own
    LK> supported product is obvious, as is the fallacy of those who had
    LK> viewed GNAT as the answer to all problems in provision of compilers
    LK> for Ada.

    LK> Computing (like life) has no "magic bullet".

Simple solution: use C, C++ or Java. GCC does not have the same
potential problems as GNAT.

-- 
   C++: The power, elegance and simplicity of a hand grenade.