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Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2001 15:46:23 -0500
From: Christopher Faylor <cgf AT redhat DOT com>
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Subject: Re: Cygwin compiled DLL under Visual C++
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In-Reply-To: <m3y9v278bw.fsf@master.athome>; from flognat@flognat.myip.org on Mon, Feb 19, 2001 at 08:59:15PM +0100

On Mon, Feb 19, 2001 at 08:59:15PM +0100, Andrew Markebo wrote:
>/ Christopher Faylor <cgf AT redhat DOT com> wrote:
>| [...]
>| Right.  And, I have to point out that if you are linking with the Cygwin DLL,
>| *all* of your source has now become GPLed.  If you are providing a commercial
>| release of your product you had better make sure that you also make the
>| sources available or you will be in violation of Cygwin's licensing terms.
>
>There seems to be an alternative, mentioned in the FAQ:
>
>"In particular, if you intend to port a proprietary (non-GPL'd)
>application using Cygwin, you will need the proprietary-use license
>for the Cygwin library. This is available for purchase; please contact
>sales AT cygnus DOT com for more information. All other questions should be
>sent to the project mailing list cygwin AT cygwin DOT com. "

Yep.  I've mentioned this here recently.

>Hmm BTW Anything under the cygwin dist going under LGPL, or how was
>it.. is the LGPL already ancient, replaced with something else?

There are no plans to changes Cygwin licensing.

cgf

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