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Re: Distributing cygwin1.dll
- To: Rotter Klaus <Klaus.Rotter@erl9.siemens.de>
- Subject: Re: Distributing cygwin1.dll
- From: Chris Faylor <cgf@cygnus.com>
- Date: Tue, 31 Aug 1999 18:15:44 -0400
- Cc: "'cygwin@sourceware.cygnus.com'" <cygwin@sourceware.cygnus.com>, Simon Crase <tangaroa@mira.net>
- References: <1B6FF887D79FD2119FDB00805FBED48B01C129BA@erlm511a.erl9.siemens.de>
On Tue, Aug 31, 1999 at 09:07:58AM +0200, Rotter Klaus wrote:
>Chris Faylor wrote:
>>>Does the GPL really oblige me to make the source to the Cygnus tools
>>>available on my site - which isn't even up yet :-( - in order for me to
>>>distribute cygwin1.dll?
>>
>>Unfortunately, the licensing of the Cygwin DLL does require this. If you
>
>If I understand the GPL right, someone don't have to publish the source, instead
>if anyone requests the source, he has to give it away. This may include
>sending the sources on CD-ROM and getting a copy fee. So I think there is no
>problem just releasing your program in binary and only providing the source
>for the program, not for the library.
>
>But this is only true if cygwin.dll is under GPL. Maybe cygnus used a modified one.
You have to be able to make the exact sources available that you used in exactly
the same way as you distribute your program.
-Chris Faylor
-Win32 Manager
-Cygnus Solutions
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