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From: weiqigao AT crl DOT com ("Weiqi Gao")
Subject: Re: Cygnus Cygwin32 Press Release 1/21/97
14 Feb 1997 17:03:55 -0800 :
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Marty Leisner <leisner AT sdsp DOT mc DOT xerox DOT com> wrote:

>Actually, this approach makes a lot of sense.  Patrick Powell is doing
>it with LPRng...
>
>Most companies shy away from GPL.  Saying "I'll pay for the privalege
>not to have post source" is fine (in my book).  
>
>It seems to solve a lot of problems...

I agree with this accessment.

As long as Cygnus continues to make the cygwin32 package available under
the GPL, I see no reason why we care if someone else is using the same
package under a different license agreement.

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