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From: Jacob Sparre Andersen <sparre@nbi.dk>
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Subject: Re: Ada and licensing
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Simon Wright wrote:
> Ole-Hjalmar Kristensen wrote:

>> I suppose you could also compile with GNAT, and send a library to
>> your customers. Still no RTL involved.
>
> I think that would be the same as distributing an executable.

Not quite.

> Not aware of anyone having discussed this, but as far as I can see a
> .o file would be GPL'd just as much as the .exe's built from it.

No.  The GPL is on the run-time library.  And .o files are not linked,
and thus not infected with the license of the run-time library.

Greetings,

Jacob (IANAL)
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