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Date:	Mon, 28 Jul 2003 09:19:44 -0400
From:	Christopher Faylor <cgf-idd AT cygwin DOT com>
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Subject:	Re: GPL alert ? http://thinstall.com/unix_tools/
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On Mon, Jul 28, 2003 at 07:52:36AM -0400, Brian DOT Kelly AT Empireblue DOT com wrote:
>Not only that, but this appears to go even further.  By essentially
>"compiling" all these GNU utilities into one executable, there's a
>violation of the GPL to the extent that the code used to do that does
>not appear to be "Open Source".  Double Whammy here.
>
>And by the way - I AM a lawyer.  (Member of the Michigan Bar
>Association in Good Standing).

I noticed that but i was wondering if these were actually cygwin tools.
Has anyone verified that?

cgf

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