Mail Archives: cygwin/2006/05/21/17:30:23
Christopher Faylor wrote:
> On Sun, May 21, 2006 at 11:42:50AM +0200, Rafal Wojtczuk wrote:
>> Hello,
>> I created a patch for cygwin1.dll which solves a problem with rsync on
>> cygwin platform, caused by national characters in filenames ("file has
>> vanished" error message). Patch, cygwin1.dll and readme available at
>> http://www.7bulls.com/~nergal/misc/cygwin-ld_utf/
>>
>> The patch received little testing, but so far it works for me.
>> I would like to hear comments, especially if someone finds information in
>> readme.txt incomplete or incorrect.
>
> Just in case it isn't obvious, we don't support patched versions of
> cygwin here. If there are comments they should go to the original
> author.
Not to mention the fact that if the original author is distributing a
compiled version of his cygwin1.dll, then he must also distribute, via
his own website, the entire exact sources he used to compile his DLL --
not just his patch and "get the 20060424 snapshot sources from
cygwin.com". That pesky GPL again.
NOTE: followups, arguments, disagreements on this point should go to the
cygwin-licensing mailing list.
However, if the OP is actually proposing a patch for the official
cygwin, then (1) it should be posted to cygwin-patches, and (2) he'll
need a copyright assignment 'cause this beastie is pretty big.
--
Chuck
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