From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: DJ Delorie To: cwilson@ee.gatech.edu Cc: cygwin@sourceware.cygnus.com Subject: Re: Cygwin license Date: Thu, 18 Mar 1999 11:47:00 -0000 Message-id: <199903181947.OAA29344@envy.delorie.com> In-reply-to: < 36F155AF.3841C83F@ece.gatech.edu > (message from Charles Wilsonon Thu, 18 Mar 1999 14:36:15 -0500) References: <8135911A809AD211AF6300A02480D175034934@iis000.microdata.fr> <36F155AF.3841C83F@ece.gatech.edu> <36F155AF.3841C83F@ece.gatech.edu> X-SW-Source: 1999-03/msg00585.html > I am legally bound to allow others also to download my modified > source so that they can modify it as well. The GPL doesn't require this. It only requires that *if* you distribute a binary, *then* you must distribute the source for that binary. You could take a copy of cygwin (which is GPL), edit it to your heart's content, and never let anyone ever have a copy of your modified version. If you gave someone one of those modified dlls, it's a different story. The GPL doesn't make you give out sources, it just stops you from giving out binaries without sources. -- Want to unsubscribe from this list? Send a message to cygwin-unsubscribe@sourceware.cygnus.com From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: DJ Delorie To: cwilson@ee.gatech.edu Cc: cygwin@sourceware.cygnus.com Subject: Re: Cygwin license Date: Wed, 31 Mar 1999 19:45:00 -0000 Message-ID: <199903181947.OAA29344@envy.delorie.com> References: <8135911A809AD211AF6300A02480D175034934@iis000.microdata.fr> <36F155AF.3841C83F@ece.gatech.edu> X-SW-Source: 1999-03n/msg00588.html Message-ID: <19990331194500.EiBnSY7jjwZbSNapJcSRHf7TVRRRfVvDsLCgrNMuNxI@z> > I am legally bound to allow others also to download my modified > source so that they can modify it as well. The GPL doesn't require this. It only requires that *if* you distribute a binary, *then* you must distribute the source for that binary. You could take a copy of cygwin (which is GPL), edit it to your heart's content, and never let anyone ever have a copy of your modified version. If you gave someone one of those modified dlls, it's a different story. The GPL doesn't make you give out sources, it just stops you from giving out binaries without sources. -- Want to unsubscribe from this list? Send a message to cygwin-unsubscribe@sourceware.cygnus.com