From: gmarzot AT baynetworks DOT com (Joe Marzot)
Subject: Re: Cygnus Cygwin32 Press Release 1/21/97
13 Feb 1997 22:49:04 -0800
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References: <199702130125 DOT RAA14392 AT andros DOT cygnus DOT com>
Posted-Date: Thu, 13 Feb 1997 11:19:56 -0800 (PST)
Original-To: Stan Shebs <shebs AT cygnus DOT com>
Original-Cc: jqb AT netcom DOT com, gnu-win32 AT cygnus DOT com
In-Reply-To: Stan Shebs's message of Wed, 12 Feb 1997 17:25:47 -0800
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Stan Shebs <shebs AT cygnus DOT com> writes:

> The truth is that we've already heard from a number of prospects
> asking about license terms - they don't have a problem with the
> concept, since they work with a multitude of licenses every single
> day, and they just want to know the price.  In the larger markets that
> are now adopting cygwin32, it's actually *easier* to sell licenses
> than to explain the GPL or LGPL over and over again.  Kind of ironic...
> 

Then it shouldn't hurt to put cygwin.dll under the LGPL as well as still
selling commercial licenses. Then everybody is happy.

-GSM (an appreciative and respectful user of cygwin32)

ps. what are the terms for the license? 

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