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From: "Robert Collins" <robert DOT collins AT itdomain DOT com DOT au>
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Subject: Re: mysql server out of the list
Date: Sun, 20 Jan 2002 10:56:39 +1100
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Christopher Faylor" <cgf AT redhat DOT com>
To: <cygwin-apps AT cygwin DOT com>
Cc: <erickson AT mufassa DOT com>; <sinisa AT mysql DOT com>
Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2002 2:21 AM
Subject: Re: mysql server out of the list


> On Sun, Jan 20, 2002 at 12:46:27AM +1100, Robert Collins wrote:
> >Chris,
> >    Can you step up and explain the GPL issue...
> >
> >Regarding the pthread implementation, thank you :}.
> >
> >I am very open to changing/improving it to meet the needs of open
source
> >products, so if/when time arises, and you see how cygwin today meets
the
> >needs of MySQL, feel free to get hold of me.
>
> What is the issue?  Are they providing a cygwin DLL without
accompanying
> sources?  That is the usual confusion regarding the DLL.
>
> The Cygwin DLL is just like any "program" distributed under the GPL.
If
> you distribute a binary, you must distribute sources, even if you have
> made no modifications to the binary (cygwin1.dll).  Providing a
pointer
> to some other place to get the sources isn't adequate.
>
> If so, that's probably the problem.  You can't just provide a binary.
You
> have to provide the sources for the binary.  Linking to the cygwin.com
web
> site isn't sufficient.  You have to be able to directly provide
sources
> in compliance with the GPL.
>
> Apologies if I'm misunderstanding the situation.

They are distributing a cygwin linked .exe without cygwin1.dll, and
without cygwin sources. As I understood from prior cygwin@ discussion,
this was an issue.

Rob