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Date:	Tue, 04 Dec 2001 01:10:14 -0500
From:	Charles Wilson <cwilson AT ece DOT gatech DOT edu>
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Subject:	Licensing: BSD-w/advert
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Is it legal to compile / distribute software that is licensed using the 
BSD w/advert clause, if that software is linked with cygwin1.dll? 
According to the FSF, BSD-w/advert is incompatible with the GPL.

Opinions?

--Chuck

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