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 sources DOT redhat DOT com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin AT sources DOT redhat DOT com Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2001 12:29:08 -0400 From: Christopher Faylor To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Subject: Re: cygwinb19 and mysql-win32 Message-ID: <20011022122908.E7609@redhat.com> Reply-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com References: <15316 DOT 15782 DOT 740000 DOT 58417 AT gargle DOT gargle DOT HOWL> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <15316.15782.740000.58417@gargle.gargle.HOWL> User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.21i On Mon, Oct 22, 2001 at 03:39:18PM +0000, Markus Hoenicka wrote: >I know I'm a little late but I'd like to add the following: > >The Cygwin version of the clients has readline support which the >native version lacks. They do *not* distribute the Cygwin sources and >thus violate the GPL. I offered them a few months ago to upload a new >package with a more recent cygwin1.dll including the sources, but they >didn't even bother to respond. I conclude that this is just not an >issue for them. Although I abhor wielding the legal stick at every >occasion, I wonder whether a nicely worded letter from a Cygwin/Redhat >official might make this an issue for them. Can you tell me who, specifically, should get some email? I hate this legal stuff, too, but it exists for a reason and shouldn't be ignored. cgf -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/