How to distribute programs compiled on cygwin? FAQ alert

Fri Sep 21 18:12:00 GMT 2001

On Sat, Sep 22, 2001 at 10:29:00AM +1000, Robert Collins wrote:
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Christopher Faylor" <cgf@redhat.com>
>> > If this is an issue because you intend to distribute your
>> > Cygwin application, then you had better read and understand
>> > < http://cygwin.com/licensing.html >, which explains the
>> > licensing options. Unless you purchase a special commercial
>> > license from Red Hat, then your Cygwin application must
>> > conform to the GPL.
>> >
>> >I call your attention to the last paragraph. I'm pretty sure it's
>> >correct, but I don't speak for Red Hat, so someone should check that
>I
>> >haven't lied.
>>>> It's perfect, David.
>>I've a little bone to pick: It's not consistent with the licensing.html
>page which permits any opensource license, not just the GPL. This will
>likely create confusion.

Nice catch, Robert. I missed this.
cgf
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