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From: noer AT cygnus DOT com (Geoffrey Noer)
Subject: Re: coolview+less: search dying
27 Sep 1997 23:21:36 -0700 :
Message-ID: <199709280604.XAA13007.cygnus.gnu-win32@rtl.cygnus.com>
References: <EGxz6o DOT B0z AT bbc DOT com>
To: cgf AT bbc DOT com
Cc: gnu-win32 AT cygnus DOT com

Chris Faylor wrote:
[...]
> I don't know if Cygnus plans to replace the regex functions with
> something GPL'ed for B19

Actually, we need Berkeley-licensed or public domain code so we still
retain control of the licensing of cygwin.dll (we need to be able to
issue it under a commercial license as well as the GPL).

I expect I will replace the regex and glob code with equivalent pieces
from NetBSD (probably).  This will happen fairly soon.

-- 
Geoffrey Noer
noer AT cygnus DOT com
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