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Date: Mon, 2 Dec 2002 12:05:21 +0100
From: Corinna Vinschen <corinna-cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
To: "Cygwin AT Cygwin DOT Com" <cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
Subject: Re: Question about Cygwin license
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On Sun, Dec 01, 2002 at 10:22:01PM -0000, Chris January wrote:
> Can standard GPL v2 code be included in Cygwin?

No.  It's incompatible with the Cygwin license.

> What if I look at how that code does something and then write my own
> implementation? What if the two implementations are very similar?

In theory, by looking into the sources you are tainted.

> What if I tell someone else on the mailing list how to do it?

Shouldn't be a problem.  If that person then writes it's own
implementation, it's ok.  A "howto" isn't code.

Corinna

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