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: 103376,7ee10ec601726fbf X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-10-11 14:10:06 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news.ems.psu.edu!news.cis.ohio-state.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!newsgate.cistron.nl!bullseye.news.demon.net!news.demon.co.uk!demon!pogner.demon.co.uk!zap!not-for-mail From: Simon Wright Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: why not "standardize" the Booch Components? (was Re: is Ada dying?) Date: 11 Oct 2001 21:40:22 +0100 Organization: Pushface Message-ID: References: <3BC30674.BA88AAB6@brighton.ac.uk> <9pvv3t$ves$1@news.huji.ac.il> <9q49fc$nh3$1@nh.pace.co.uk> NNTP-Posting-Host: localhost X-NNTP-Posting-Host: pogner.demon.co.uk:158.152.70.98 X-Trace: news.demon.co.uk 1002834566 nnrp-08:24438 NO-IDENT pogner.demon.co.uk:158.152.70.98 X-Complaints-To: abuse@demon.net NNTP-Posting-Date: 11 Oct 2001 20:40:22 GMT X-Newsreader: Gnus v5.7/Emacs 20.7 Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:14335 Date: 2001-10-11T20:40:22+00:00 List-Id: "Marin David Condic" writes: > Licensing is another issue. Some people love the GPL, but others may > not want to contaminate their code with that. What license is the > Booch Components currently under and does it allow unfettered use in > everything from "Open Source" (whatever that means currently) to > totally proprietary - maybe even classified - applications? http://www.pushface.org/components/bc/ACL I would prefer the GMGPL, myself, but it's a major task to change everywhere! Given my background I'd be unlikely to try to prevent their use in military applications. Or do you think there's something about the GPL or other OS licenses which would prevent their use in _classified_ applications?