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Re: Why not gnat Ada in gcc? (really ia64 port and NDAs)
- To: <jbuck at racerx dot synopsys dot com>, <wilson at cygnus dot com>, "Robert Dewar" <dewar at gnat dot com>
- Subject: Re: Why not gnat Ada in gcc? (really ia64 port and NDAs)
- From: <reedkotler at hotmail dot com>
- Date: Thu, 2 Nov 2000 19:28:02 -0800
- Cc: <gcc at gcc dot gnu dot org>
- References: <20001103023927.05F3D34D81@nile.gnat.com>
so then the case would be that the copyright was violated because
the person didnt have a right to use it because they were violating
the GPL?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert Dewar" <dewar@gnat.com>
To: <jbuck@racerx.synopsys.com>; <reedkotler@hotmail.com>;
<wilson@cygnus.com>
Cc: <gcc@gcc.gnu.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 02, 2000 6:39 PM
Subject: Re: Why not gnat Ada in gcc? (really ia64 port and NDAs)
> <<my understanding is the GPL is a "General Public License" which means
> that anyone in the "General Public" can sue. However, they must prove
> damages and such.
> >>
>
> nope, only the copyright holder can sue for copyright violation. The above
> is an interesting fantasy, but it is just that!
>