Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@sourceware.cygnus.com; run by ezmlm List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner@sources.redhat.com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin@sources.redhat.com Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2001 11:38:11 -0400 From: Jason Tishler To: DJ Delorie Cc: cygwin@sources.redhat.com, tim.one@home.com, cce@clarkevans.com Subject: Re: Cygwin Python Distribution GPL Licensing Issue? Message-ID: <20010423113811.G169@dothill.com> Mail-Followup-To: DJ Delorie , cygwin@sources.redhat.com, tim.one@home.com, cce@clarkevans.com References: <200104220222.WAA02215@envy.delorie.com> <20010423002816.C431@dothill.com> <200104230430.AAA21565@envy.delorie.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <200104230430.AAA21565@envy.delorie.com>; from dj@delorie.com on Mon, Apr 23, 2001 at 12:30:10AM -0400 Organization: Dot Hill Systems Corp. DJ, On Mon, Apr 23, 2001 at 12:30:10AM -0400, DJ Delorie wrote: > The GPL talks about works, not executables. It doesn't matter if > readline.dll is a separate file, it's still part of the same work - > maybe. IMHO, the test is this: delete readline.dll and run python. > Does it run? Yes. > Does it function normally? Yes, albeit without GNU readline support. > If so, readline.dll isn't > part of the work. If not, it's all one work, regardless of how many > files it is. > > If they're separate, the mere aggregation of python.exe and > readline.dll in the same media (a tarball in this case) is acceptable > regardless of licenses. Just be clear, readline.dll is the Cygwin Python readline module which should not be confused with the Cygwin GNU readline library, cygreadline4.dll. However, if I delete either of these files, python still functions correctly: $ python Python 2.1 (#1, Apr 17 2001, 09:45:01) [GCC 2.95.3-2 (cygwin special)] on cygwin_nt-4.01 Type "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. Module readline not available. # <--- *** warning not error *** >>> Jason -- Jason Tishler Director, Software Engineering Phone: +1 (732) 264-8770 x235 Dot Hill Systems Corp. Fax: +1 (732) 264-8798 82 Bethany Road, Suite 7 Email: Jason.Tishler@dothill.com Hazlet, NJ 07730 USA WWW: http://www.dothill.com -- Want to unsubscribe from this list? Check out: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple