From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 9122 invoked by alias); 26 Aug 2003 16:43:48 -0000 Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@cygwin.com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner@cygwin.com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin@cygwin.com Received: (qmail 8782 invoked from network); 26 Aug 2003 16:43:35 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO hqsmtpgw1.ittesi.com) (208.178.23.70) by sources.redhat.com with SMTP; 26 Aug 2003 16:43:35 -0000 Received: from hqexchange4.ittesi.com (Not Verified[10.130.1.65]) by hqsmtpgw1.ittesi.com id ; Tue, 26 Aug 2003 11:43:35 -0500 Received: by exchange.ittesi.com with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19) id ; Tue, 26 Aug 2003 11:46:45 -0500 Message-ID: <91F4E8E38F80D311A7A1005004A4970D05430A20@HQEXCHANGE2> From: Larry Johnson at 066 To: cygwin@cygwin.com Subject: RE: Info Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2003 17:13:00 -0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" X-SW-Source: 2003-08/txt/msg01365.txt.bz2 Thank you kind sir. I certainly appreciate your assistance. I am not a Linux Guru, although some have referred to me as a M$ geek. I know a thing or three. I have come to like Linux more'n more over the last few years. I have it as my primary OS now at home. The office is still using Win2K for now. We'll see. And Thanx again. Kindest Regards, THE BEAR aka Larry Patrick Johnson Cell 402-301-4834 Office 402-331-2900 THE BEAR'S Office Email lpjohnson@itt-tech.edu THE BEAR'S HOME EMAIL johnsonlarrypatr@qwest.net -----Original Message----- From: Igor Pechtchanski [mailto:pechtcha@cs.nyu.edu] Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2003 11:05 AM To: Larry Johnson at 066 Cc: cygwin@cygwin.com Subject: Re: Info On Tue, 26 Aug 2003, it was written: > I am a professor @ ITT Tech in Omaha Nebraska. If you look @ a map of > the USA, pick the center most spot. That'll put you pretty close. In > any case, my point. I'm interested in this CygWin software for a class > on RedHat Linux 9. I don't see any thing that would preclude us using > it, but I did see that Redhat sells a version along with some support > package. > > Can you verify that CygWin is Open Source. I would not be able to use it if > license must be purchased by Corp HQ. They probably wouldn't go for that. > > Kindest Regards, > Professor Larry Patrick Johnson A+ / MCP Well, if Cygwin isn't open-source, then what have I been checking out and modifying all this time? ;-) Seriously, though -- Cygwin is GPL'd software. There's *usually* no need to purchase the buyout license that RedHat offers. Your students should have no legal problems downloading Cygwin, installing it, and using it for a class. However, the GPL does contain some restrictions -- be sure to at least read the GPL FAQ (search the list archives for a link). One potential pitfall (and IANAL, so please consult with one) is that if you distribute the binaries to your students yourself (rather than point them to the Cygwin site), you should also distribute the corresponding sources. Another is that the code linked with the Cygwin DLL should adhere to a certain type of licensing before being distributed (again, this is in the FAQ). Most people don't find these cumbersome, but do consult a lawyer if you're worried or unsure. Igor -- http://cs.nyu.edu/~pechtcha/ |\ _,,,---,,_ pechtcha@cs.nyu.edu ZZZzz /,`.-'`' -. ;-;;,_ igor@watson.ibm.com |,4- ) )-,_. ,\ ( `'-' Igor Pechtchanski, Ph.D. '---''(_/--' `-'\_) fL a.k.a JaguaR-R-R-r-r-r-.-.-. Meow! "I have since come to realize that being between your mentor and his route to the bathroom is a major career booster." -- Patrick Naughton -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/