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From: claus_brod AT bbn DOT hp DOT com (Claus Brod)
Subject: Re: Cygnus used in a Product ?
17 Oct 1997 19:00:54 -0700 :
Message-ID: <344796DB.3A46.cygnus.gnu-win32@bbn.hp.com>
References: <199710150524 DOT KAA29980 AT marina DOT orp DOT pdc DOT com>
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To: Fergus Henderson <fjh AT cs DOT mu DOT OZ DOT AU>
Cc: gnu-win32 AT cygnus DOT com

> Yes, you're wrong.

Good news!

> You don't need to ship source code unless your app is a "derivative work"
> of the DLL, and if it just uses that standard POSIX interfaces it won't be.

In other words, as long as I just use the Cygwin32 DLL(s) along with the
header files to compile and link my application, I can distribute my
application along with the Cygwin32 DLLs (plus maybe the sources for the
DLLs), but I am not forced to publish the sources for my application?

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