Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@sourceware.cygnus.com; run by ezmlm List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner@sourceware.cygnus.com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin@sourceware.cygnus.com From: Chris Faylor Date: Tue, 31 Aug 1999 18:15:44 -0400 To: Rotter Klaus Cc: "'cygwin@sourceware.cygnus.com'" , Simon Crase Subject: Re: Distributing cygwin1.dll Message-ID: <19990831181544.A1655@cygnus.com> Mail-Followup-To: Rotter Klaus , "'cygwin@sourceware.cygnus.com'" , Simon Crase References: <1B6FF887D79FD2119FDB00805FBED48B01C129BA@erlm511a.erl9.siemens.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.95.6i In-Reply-To: <1B6FF887D79FD2119FDB00805FBED48B01C129BA@erlm511a.erl9.siemens.de>; from Rotter Klaus on Tue, Aug 31, 1999 at 09:07:58AM +0200 On Tue, Aug 31, 1999 at 09:07:58AM +0200, Rotter Klaus wrote: >Chris Faylor wrote: >>>Does the GPL really oblige me to make the source to the Cygnus tools >>>available on my site - which isn't even up yet :-( - in order for me to >>>distribute cygwin1.dll? >> >>Unfortunately, the licensing of the Cygwin DLL does require this. If you > >If I understand the GPL right, someone don't have to publish the source, instead >if anyone requests the source, he has to give it away. This may include >sending the sources on CD-ROM and getting a copy fee. So I think there is no >problem just releasing your program in binary and only providing the source >for the program, not for the library. > >But this is only true if cygwin.dll is under GPL. Maybe cygnus used a modified one. You have to be able to make the exact sources available that you used in exactly the same way as you distribute your program. -Chris Faylor -Win32 Manager -Cygnus Solutions -- Want to unsubscribe from this list? Send a message to cygwin-unsubscribe@sourceware.cygnus.com