Mailing-List: contact cygwin-developers-help AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com; run by ezmlm Sender: cygwin-developers-owner AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin-developers AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com Date: Mon, 10 May 1999 11:27:15 -0400 From: Chris Faylor To: cygwin-developers AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com Subject: Re: Changes to cygwin licensing terms Message-ID: <19990510112715.A770@cygnus.com> References: <19990509232313 DOT A5045 AT cygnus DOT com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.95.3i In-Reply-To: <19990509232313.A5045@cygnus.com>; from cgf on Sun, May 09, 1999 at 11:23:13PM -0400 On Sun, May 09, 1999 at 11:23:13PM -0400, cgf wrote: >I thought that I would run the following change by everyone here before >I spring it on the general mailing list. > >I've just gotten approval to add this paragraph to the cygwin license: > >----- >Note that, in accordance with section 10 of the GNU GPL, Cygnus permits >programs whose sources are distributed under a license that complies >with the Open Source(tm) definition to be linked with libcygwin.a >without libcygwin.a itself causing the resulting program to be covered >by the GNU GPL. This means that, if you provide the source code for your >program you are not required to include the software for the cygwin DLL >as well. If this is unclear, please contact info AT cygnus DOT com for >clarification. >----- Incidentally, I neglected to point out that most of the words above are DJ Delorie's. It was his idea to use section 10 of the GNU GPL in this manner. -chris