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Subject: Re: Cygwin library now available under GNU LGPL
From: Warren Young <wyml@etr-usa.com>
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Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2016 09:48:44 -0600
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On Jun 23, 2016, at 6:18 AM, Corinna Vinschen <vinschen@redhat.com> wrote:
> 
> From 2.5.2 onwards, the Cygwin DLL is now available under the GNU LGPL v3, rather
> than the former GPLv3.

I have mixed feelings about this.

On the one hand, it means we get the same freedoms when deploying GCC-compiled software on Windows as on Linux, which feels inherently correct.

On the other hand, I hope this means you get to remain employed.

Was this change in reaction to the “Bash on Windows” announcement?
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