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Subject:	RE: Binary distribution and DLLs
Date:	Mon, 2 Nov 2009 09:46:56 -0500
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Corinna Vinschen
> Sent: Monday, November 02, 2009 7:38
> Subject: Re: Binary distribution and DLLs
> 
> On Oct 31 15:08, Jon Beniston wrote:
> > Hi,
> > 
> > I want to distribute a binary build of some software that I have 
> > written, part of which includes some programs that are linked with 
> > cygwin1.dll and other Cygwin dlls such as cygexpat-1.dll, 
> > cyggmp-3.dll, cygintl-8.dll and so on.
> 
> Binary distribution?  You are aware that linking an 
> application against the Cygwin DLL requires to put your 
> application under a compatible Open Source license, aren't 
> you?  See http://cygwin.com/license.html

While I am sure he is, I think he is looking for a way to deliver his
application to users who may not want the source or other features of cygwin. I
know there have been many times a client has paid us just to do an install of an
application (install cygwin, compile from source program X) on windows. 

With the new setup in 1.7, can an install be:

1: silent?
1b: give it its own root????
2: done without internet access?

If so, I think a best practice would be to (silent) install a base line cygwin
per the vendor's preference from the vendors application installer. This would
eliminate all of those  hacked up installs.

Then when end user ends up contacting the cygwin mailing list since vendor x has
not provided the needed support, we wont be so agrivated by vendor x's actions
(or ignorance).

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