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* [Fwd: cygwin and Postgres]
@ 1999-06-23 13:54 Ross Smith
  1999-06-23 20:15 ` Christopher Faylor
  1999-06-30 22:10 ` Ross Smith
  0 siblings, 2 replies; 4+ messages in thread
From: Ross Smith @ 1999-06-23 13:54 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Cygwin Mailing List

Chris Faylor wrote:
> 
> In accordance with section 10 of the GPL, Cygnus permits programs whose
> sources are distributed under a license that complies with the Open
> Source(tm) definition to be linked with libcygwin.a without libcygwin.a
> itself causing the resulting program to be covered by the GNU GPL.

Open Source isn't (tm) any more -- see
http://lwn.net/1999/0617/a/opensource.html

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  I see the morbid horror flicker in your eyes
  But rest assured I'm gonna help to ease your pain
  I'm gonna put a thousand tiny implants in your brain     [Motorhead]

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* Re: [Fwd: cygwin and Postgres]
  1999-06-23 13:54 [Fwd: cygwin and Postgres] Ross Smith
@ 1999-06-23 20:15 ` Christopher Faylor
  1999-06-30 22:10   ` Christopher Faylor
  1999-06-30 22:10 ` Ross Smith
  1 sibling, 1 reply; 4+ messages in thread
From: Christopher Faylor @ 1999-06-23 20:15 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Ross Smith; +Cc: Cygwin Mailing List

On Thu, Jun 24, 1999 at 09:55:20AM +1300, Ross Smith wrote:
>Chris Faylor wrote:
>> 
>> In accordance with section 10 of the GPL, Cygnus permits programs whose
>> sources are distributed under a license that complies with the Open
>> Source(tm) definition to be linked with libcygwin.a without libcygwin.a
>> itself causing the resulting program to be covered by the GNU GPL.
>
>Open Source isn't (tm) any more -- see
> http://lwn.net/1999/0617/a/opensource.html

Thanks. That's right.  I knew that.  The file is old enough not reflect this
recent change.  I've modified our sources.

Thanks,
cgf

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* Re: [Fwd: cygwin and Postgres]
  1999-06-23 20:15 ` Christopher Faylor
@ 1999-06-30 22:10   ` Christopher Faylor
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 4+ messages in thread
From: Christopher Faylor @ 1999-06-30 22:10 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Ross Smith; +Cc: Cygwin Mailing List

On Thu, Jun 24, 1999 at 09:55:20AM +1300, Ross Smith wrote:
>Chris Faylor wrote:
>> 
>> In accordance with section 10 of the GPL, Cygnus permits programs whose
>> sources are distributed under a license that complies with the Open
>> Source(tm) definition to be linked with libcygwin.a without libcygwin.a
>> itself causing the resulting program to be covered by the GNU GPL.
>
>Open Source isn't (tm) any more -- see
> http://lwn.net/1999/0617/a/opensource.html

Thanks. That's right.  I knew that.  The file is old enough not reflect this
recent change.  I've modified our sources.

Thanks,
cgf

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* [Fwd: cygwin and Postgres]
  1999-06-23 13:54 [Fwd: cygwin and Postgres] Ross Smith
  1999-06-23 20:15 ` Christopher Faylor
@ 1999-06-30 22:10 ` Ross Smith
  1 sibling, 0 replies; 4+ messages in thread
From: Ross Smith @ 1999-06-30 22:10 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Cygwin Mailing List

Chris Faylor wrote:
> 
> In accordance with section 10 of the GPL, Cygnus permits programs whose
> sources are distributed under a license that complies with the Open
> Source(tm) definition to be linked with libcygwin.a without libcygwin.a
> itself causing the resulting program to be covered by the GNU GPL.

Open Source isn't (tm) any more -- see
http://lwn.net/1999/0617/a/opensource.html

--
Ross Smith <ross.s@ihug.co.nz> The Internet Group, Auckland, New Zealand
========================================================================
  I know you're desperate, I really sympathise
  I see the morbid horror flicker in your eyes
  But rest assured I'm gonna help to ease your pain
  I'm gonna put a thousand tiny implants in your brain     [Motorhead]

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