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Date:	Wed, 16 Jun 2004 13:36:38 +0300
From:	Jani tiainen <redetin AT luukku DOT com>
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Subject:	Re: License issue
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Corinna Vinschen wrote:

> On Jun 15 13:51, Avraham H. Fraenkel wrote:
> 
>>If I am writing a short C program, comply it with GCC, and put the exe and the 
>>cygwin dll in my site, should I add something?
> 
> 
> Yes, the sources of your application as well as the sources of the
> Cygwin DLL, according to the GPL.  If you don't distribute the sources,
> you don't apply to the licensing.

IANAL(Y)... =)

Well you exactly don't have to but sources on (same) web site...

For further information see:

http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#TOCDistributeWithSourceOnInternet

And few headers downwards. That should answer to most of questions.

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Jani Tiainen



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