Re: Announce: AdaStudio-2021 release 01/10/2021 free edition

[Manuel Gomez <mgrojo@gmail.com>]

Am 2/10/21 um 16:00 schrieb Fernando Oleo Blanco:
> Hi Leonid,
> 
> I have been following your work for a few years. I like the Qt ecosystem 
> (even with their change of heart) and very specially VTK. Thank you for 
> your work. I hope to use it in the future for my projects.
> 
> I first wanted to say that the webpage that is indicated on your CV and 
> where QtAda has been living is unreachable. Google says it has been 
> blocked since it is suspicious. Do you receive the same message? 
> [https://r3fowwcolhrzycn2yzlzzw-on.drv.tw/AdaStudio/adastudio.html]
> 
>> Qt6Ada is built under  GNU GPLv3 license   
>> https://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl-3.0.html.
>>
> 
> Is it GPLv3 or LGPLv3? I am asking since you mention GPLv3 but link LGPLv3.
> 
> Once again, thank you for maintaining this lovely software suite!
> 

Hi Leonid,

Last time I checked qt5ada I was surprised by the fact that it doesn't 
include the source code for the C intermediate layer that you are using 
to import the Qt classes (libqtc.so), and after a quick check now, I 
think it is still not included. I don't know if this is an intended 
omission or an oversight, but in any case, if you want to distribute it 
as open source and under the GPL or LGPL licenses, you have to 
distribute all the sources, so anyone can recompile the library and use 
their own compilation. I am not a lawyer, but it seems that you are 
infringing the license with your own distribution of your binding.

If this cannot be solved, I wouldn't recommend using this library. It's 
unfortunate, because works like yours are highly needed in the Ada 
ecosystem.

Best regards