Обсуждение: GPL vs BSD licencing - a new twist
This was posted on the cygwin list (and cc'd to me) about the GPL and CygWin: <quote> If you use cygwin1.dll in your application then your application must be made available as open source. The way to avoid this is to compile your program using the -mno-cygwin option. If you are only releasing parts of a cygwin release such as cygwin1.dll, ls.exe, gcc.exe, etc. and you are not compiling any of your own applications using the DLL then those parts must be made available under the GPL. </quote> How would this affect our Win32 port? Peter -- Peter Mount Enterprise Support Maidstone Borough Council Any views stated are my own, and not those of Maidstone Borough Council.
On Thu, 21 Oct 1999, Peter Mount wrote: > If you use cygwin1.dll in your application then your > application must be made available as open source. The way to avoid > this is to compile your program using the -mno-cygwin option. Out of curiousity, is cygwin open source? Vince. -- ========================================================================== Vince Vielhaber -- KA8CSH email: vev@michvhf.com flame-mail: /dev/null # include <std/disclaimers.h> Have you seenhttp://www.pop4.net? Online Campground Directory http://www.camping-usa.com Online Giftshop Superstore http://www.cloudninegifts.com ==========================================================================
On Thu, 21 Oct 1999, Vince Vielhaber wrote: > On Thu, 21 Oct 1999, Peter Mount wrote: > > > If you use cygwin1.dll in your application then your > > application must be made available as open source. The way to avoid > > this is to compile your program using the -mno-cygwin option. > > Out of curiousity, is cygwin open source? Earlier today I found out that yes, cygwin is open source. However, they have some similarities with Aladin where cygwin is used in embeded applications as well. Peter -- Peter T Mount peter@retep.org.uk Main Homepage: http://www.retep.org.uk PostgreSQL JDBC Faq: http://www.retep.org.uk/postgresJava PDF Generator: http://www.retep.org.uk/pdf