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Re: Cygnus Cygwin32 Press Release 1/21/97
- To: jqb at netcom dot com (Jim Balter)
- Subject: Re: Cygnus Cygwin32 Press Release 1/21/97
- From: Fergus Henderson <fjh at cs dot mu dot OZ dot AU>
- Date: Tue, 11 Feb 1997 05:26:56 +1100 (EST)
- Cc: gnu-win32 at cygnus dot com (gnu-win32)
Jim Balter wrote:
>
> They [Cygnus] have already given the code away under the GPL.
> They can put any new developments (which would *certainly* not be
> "collective") under a different copyright and hoard the source.
> If they don't hoard the source, then to allow commercial customers to
> use it in proprietary products they have to put it under the LGPL, and
> once they have done that anyone can include it in a proprietary product
> without paying for a license.
I don't think that's correct. If they don't hoard the source, they
can still let commercial customers use it in proprietary products
at a price under some license other than the GPL or the LGPL;
that won't necessarily give anyone the right to use it in a proprietary
product without paying for a license.
--
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WWW: <http://www.cs.mu.oz.au/~fjh> | of excellence is a lethal habit"
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