From: DJ Delorie <dj AT delorie DOT com>
Subject: Re: Licensing Terms
03 Nov 1998 16:47:28 -0500
Message-ID: <363F79F0.2781@delorie.com>
References: <363DE24C DOT EDC9B967 DOT cygnus DOT gnu-win32 AT solidum DOT com>
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Cygwin's licensing terms are spelled out here:

  http://sourceware.cygnus.com/cygwin/licensing.html

Basically, not only can you *not* distribute cygwin's
dll without sources, but if you use cygwin's dll,
you can *not* distribute *your* program without sources
either.

To ship a dll or a cygwin-built program without
sources, you would need to purchase a commercial
cygwin license from Cygnus, and you will be
given a version of cygwin that allows non-free
use and redistribution.