Re: AdaCore ... the Next SCO?

Stephen Leake wrote:


Right: My work has to become GPL as well.


If you distribute binaries compiled with the GNAT GPL compiler, that
is true.


To be clear (and I am not implying that Stephen does not know this) the work as distributed as part of that binary needs to be GPL as well but still nothing prevents that source code from being made available under other terms as well.

I.e. the following is perfectly fine

Distributed as GPL Distributed as GMGPL
Library A Library A
Compiled with GNAT GPL Compiled with Aonix(for example)
into application XYZZY into application EB90

When you distribute application XYZZY, you must do so in accordance with the terms of the GPL (meaning releasing Library A under the GPL).

But, nothing prevents you from also using Library A in application EB90 and distributing application EB90 under a proprietary license.

This is why I think it is a little silly (even given my other concerns about the CVS "misleading?" headers) for anyone distributing GMGPL to change the license headers on their own files simply because they want it to "work" with the GNAT GPL edition.
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