Mail Archives: cygwin/2000/05/02/07:08:21
Please,
Add this verbatim to the FAQ.
Earnie.
--- DJ Delorie <dj AT delorie DOT com> wrote:
>
> Just to avoid panic, here is a list of things you *can* do with
> Cygwin...
>
> --- if you don't purchase the proprietary-use license ---
>
> [Note that these assume you're still meeting the terms of the GPL,
> specifically, you distribute sources with any binaries]
>
> You can...
>
> * give copies to your friends (or enemies, if you like).
>
> * install it on as many computers as you like.
>
> * sell exact copies of what's on sourceware.
>
> * modify it and sell it.
>
> * charge a fee to do custom changes, which you don't tell
> anyone else about.
>
> * charge a fee to do changes which you contribute to the
> official sources.
>
> * change it and not tell anyone.
>
> * start a new group of cygwin developers, and distribute your
> own version publically.
>
> * write programs (apps) that use cygwin.
>
> * use those apps yourself for whatever you want.
>
> * give those apps to friends (or enemies).
>
> * charge a fee for those apps (even though you're distributing
> sources too).
>
> * choose an alternate "open source" license for the app (the
> cygwin dll remains GPLd).
>
> * do any of the above without asking our permission.
>
> --- if you DO purchase the proprietary-use license ---
>
> * Any of the above
>
> * distribute (sell, give away, whatever) an app without sources.
>
> --- and, for completeness, things you do NOT have to do with cygwin ---
>
> You do NOT have to...
>
> * tell anyone about your changes, if you don't want to.
>
> * give sources to people without binaries (unless you use GPL clause
> 3b, there are some loopholes in 3b to be aware of), if you don't
> want to.
>
> ---
>
> I probably missed some, but you get the idea. I hope.
>
> DJ
>
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