Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@cygwin.com; run by ezmlm List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner@cygwin.com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin@cygwin.com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin@cygwin.com Reply-To: Cygwin List Message-Id: <6.1.0.6.0.20040909132858.03dccd50@pop.prospeed.net> X-Sender: Date: Thu, 09 Sep 2004 13:30:09 -0400 To: "Reid Thompson" , From: Larry Hall Subject: RE: Is it free to use In-Reply-To: <64AE3D5B518E3648ACC823FBCB0B737502767FF6@sr002-2kexc.ateb. com> References: <64AE3D5B518E3648ACC823FBCB0B737502767FF6@sr002-2kexc.ateb.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" At 10:10 AM 9/9/2004, Reid Thompson wrote: >that's a dead url -- http://cygwin.com/licensing.html WFFM. >Christopher Faylor wrote: >> On Thu, Sep 09, 2004 at 12:35:50AM -0700, Brian Dessent wrote: >>> xx@xxx.xxxx.xx wrote: >>> >>>> We are using Linux and UNIX environment to develop our own >>>> applications. By installing the Cygwin/X X Server, Xlib and Xclients >>>> etc., our developers can 1. use our own Windows base PC to emulate a >>>> UNIX-like environment to do the development; >>>> 2. use the X server to connect to X windows of Linux and AIX; >>>> 3. use the Secure Shell (ssh) to connect to AIX servers; >>>> 4. use powerful scripts of Unix to automate Windows workstation. >>>> >>>> We shall use the cygwin in around thirty Window based PC. >>>> >>>> Would like to clarify that will be free of charge. >>> >>> Have your company's lawyers read the GNU Public License and answer >>> that for you. It's quite well explained exactly what the GPL allows >>> and doesn't allow on and >>> . This is not a legal >>> advice mailing list, and answering legal questions is not the >>> purpose of this list. >> >> Actually, the licensing information is here: >> >http://cygwin.com/license.html > >That is the place to start. > >The bottom line is that if you develop using cygwin's gcc your >applications are GPLed when you release them. This means that if you >are developing software for eventual release, you must also make the >source code available when you make binaries available. > >If you want other arranagements then you do have to pay for that. > >But, the lawyer advice is still sound. You really should check this >out thoroughly if you are going to be releasing software eventually. > >cgf -- Larry Hall http://www.rfk.com RFK Partners, Inc. (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office 838 Washington Street (508) 893-9889 - FAX Holliston, MA 01746 -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/