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From: "Henry Da Costa" <Hdacosta AT immersion DOT com>
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Subject: RE: Cygwin version 1.3.20
Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2003 18:32:11 -0400
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Larry Hall wrote:
> Why do you only have the executable?  Also, why can't the provider of
> this executable give you with the support you need?  Strictly
> speaking, if the provider hasn't purchased a commercial license from
> Red Hat, they are legally bound by the GPL.  If they aren't providing
> source for all parts of the Cygwin distribution they're using, as well
as
> source for their executable, they are in violation of the GPL.  If
this is
> the case, this list would like to know about this violation so it can
be
> resolved.  Can you enlighten us on this aspect?

I'm trying to get what I need from the provider of that executable. The
executable only calls Cygwin executables, much like a perl or shell
script. It doesn't incorporate any Cygwin or Gnu code. Thanks for your
help.

Henry

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