Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com; run by ezmlm List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com Message-Id: <4.3.1.2.20000502122248.00de6600@pop.ma.ultranet.com> X-Sender: lhall AT pop DOT ma DOT ultranet DOT com X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 4.3.1 Date: Tue, 02 May 2000 12:26:11 -0400 To: Charles Hixson , "cygwin AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com" From: "Larry Hall (RFK Partners, Inc)" Subject: Re: Lack of Cygwin contributors? Was: How is textmode/binmode determined ... In-Reply-To: <390EFFD0.30F0E89D@earthlink.net> References: <200005011535936 DOT SM00160 AT KENDALLB> <200005012333 DOT TAA19230 AT envy DOT delorie DOT com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" At 12:18 PM 5/2/00, Charles Hixson wrote: >It seems to me that what is being requested would be accomplished by having >a branch of the tree that was GPL'd, but within which the authors retained >the copyright rather than assigning it to CygWin. There may be significant >problems with this or not, I wouldn't know. But this is what I hear being >requested. Under the GPL, anyone is free to do this. I don't see why Cygnus/Red Hat would really want to maintain the ensuing mess though. I agree with your assessment of what the request is. I'm not sure the ones making the request really understand why they are making that request, beyond the possibility that "their gut tells them so". Apologies to all whom I've misrepresented or offended with my statements... Larry Hall lhall AT rfk DOT com RFK Partners, Inc. http://www.rfk.com 118 Washington Street (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office Holliston, MA 01746 (508) 893-9889 - FAX (508) 560-1285 - cell phone -- Want to unsubscribe from this list? Send a message to cygwin-unsubscribe AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com