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Date: Tue, 23 Feb 1999 06:20:47 +1100
From: Fergus Henderson <fjh AT cs DOT mu DOT OZ DOT AU>
To: DJ Delorie <dj AT envy DOT delorie DOT com>, cygwin AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com
Subject: Re: Cygwin participation threshold
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In-Reply-To: <19990222183222023.AAA254@carl_zmola>; from Carl Zmola on Mon, Feb 22, 1999 at 11:30:59AM +0000

> DJGPP has a much higher threshold (it's much more complicated), but
> there are far more people contributing to djgpp than to cygwin.  If
> anyone can figure out *why*, let us know! ;-) I think it's social -
> djgpp contributors just know that they'll get a friendly reception to
> their contributions, good or bad, so they aren't as hesitant to send
> stuff in.

I think the licensing may well have something to do with it.
DJGPP is licensed under a quite liberal license.
Cygwin, on the other hand, is only licensed under the GPL
or for a fee.  For libraries, the GPL is quite restrictive.

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