From: Anthony Tuininga <Anthony@computronix.com>
To: gnu-win32@cygnus.com
Subject: Licensing Issue
Date: Thu, 09 Oct 1997 13:38:00 -0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <408173704E9ED011A9DB00009296CA00154DD2@alpha.computronix.com> (raw)
According to the FAQ, the Cgywin API is covered by the GPL, which means
that any work which includes the Cygwin API must be under the GPL
itself. However, this doesn't seem quite right to me -- the Cygwin API
is a LIBRARY and as such, the cygwin.dll and its source ought to be
under the LGPL, which allows inclusion of cygwin.dll in applications
without the requirement of providing source for said application.
So.....my questions for this list are: Is the FAQ correct when it says
that the Cygwin API is under the GPL? If so, does this mean that any
application/utility which I write must have source provided to
customers? Is there any possibility of the license being changed to
LGPL? Can anyone give me a definitive answer to these questions?
Anthony Tuininga
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