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Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2000 18:03:34 +0000
From: Ian Miller <imiller AT csd DOT abdn DOT ac DOT uk>
To: cygwin AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com
Subject: Re: LGPL is for libraries not GPL
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In-Reply-To: <200003011725.MAA05764@pokey.netcommunity.com>; from bill.chatfield@netcommunity.com on Wed, Mar 01, 2000 at 12:25:15PM -0500

On Wed, Mar 01, 2000 at 12:25:15PM -0500, bill DOT chatfield AT netcommunity DOT com screived:
> Why doesn't Cygwin use the LGPL?  cygwin.dll is a library.  LGPL is for 
> libraries.  
> GPL is for programs.  cygwin.dll is the type of thing that the LGPL was 
> created for.

http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/why-not-lgpl.html

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