Re: LINE project

["Stephen C. Biggs" <s_c_biggs at bigfoot dot com>]

On 6 Mar 2001, at 13:23, DJ Delorie wrote:

> 
> > The reason I put cygwin1.dll up for download is just as a convience for
> > people that may not want to take the time to download the full Cygwin
> > distribution.
> 
> That's OK, and it's good to help the users.
> 
> > Since reading this thread, I've put up a little message following the
> > cygwin1.dll link:
> > ----------
> > Cygwin is licensed under the GPL. The complete source distribution can be
> > downloaded from the <a href="http://www.cygwin/com">Cygwin homepage</a>
> > ----------
> 
> The GPL doesn't allow this, because as soon as we release a new
> cygwin, the sources for *your* cygwin1.dll are no longer available,
> and you are instantly (and unawares) in violation.  You need to have
> your own copy of the sources for the dll you are distributing, and
> make sure it remains available as long as your binary is.

Somebody might want to check that WindRiver is not in violation, 
since they are distributing a very old DLL of cygwin and there is no 
source or reference to any source anywhere in their documentation 
or on their website.

Do they have some sort of special license?

> 
> It's a good idea to *also* have a link to the cygwin home page, for
> people who want more than just the dll (or who are interested in
> updating), but you can't rely on it for the purposes of the GPL.
> 
> > However I certainly don't want to rub anybody the wrong way or do anything
> > contrary to the GPL.  If anybody still has an issue with providing a
> > binary cygwin1.dll for download, please email me so it can be worked
> > out.  (I'm subscribed to the list for now)
> 
> Please keep distributing the dll; that's OK, and if it's one you have
> verified works with your software, you are doing your users a favor
> (as long as you also note that if they have cygwin installed, they may
> run into version conflicts).
> 
> However, please put a copy of the corresponding sources (just the
> minimum needed to build the dll; which should be just the
> cygwin*-src.tar.gz file) on your site, along with the dll binary.
> 
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