On Thu, Jun 19, 2003 at 05:51:44PM -0400, Cary Lewis wrote: > I want to use cygwin with a proprietary system. > > As I do not want to publish my source code, I know I need a "breakout" > license from RedHat. > > I am not changing cygwin, I am simply using the cygwin.dll to get a Unix > based system to run under Windows.
Cite from GNU GPL <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>: Activities other than copying, distribution and modification are not covered by this License; they are outside its scope. The act of running the Program is not restricted, and the output from the Program is covered only if its contents constitute a work based on the Program (independent of having been made by running the Program). Whether that is true depends on what the Program does. > > Has anyone purchased a breakout license? > > I was told today that the cost was $50,000.00 USD for a 3 year license. > > Does that sound right? > > It seems unbelievably high to me, considering that MKS has a very similar > product at only $5,000.00 (which includes 50 run time > Licenses) > > Any advice would be appreciated. -- +-------------------------------------------+ | Marcel Telka e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | homepage: http://telka.sk/ | | jabber: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | +-------------------------------------------+ -- 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/
