On Thu, Apr 01, 2004 at 05:23:54AM +0100, Reini Urban wrote: >Corinna Vinschen schrieb: >>when reading http://cygwin.com/licensing.html, you will find that the >>licensing of Cygwin is pretty clear. >> >>Cygwin is Open Source, provided under the GNU Public License. >> >>That means basically, that all software linked against the Cygwin library >>is automatically Open Source as well. >> >>Two exception from this rule exist: >> >>- If your applications linked against the Cygwin library are only used >> for youyr own internal purposes, you don't have to make the sources >> public as well. > >Well, what about the poor internal guys using it? To my understanding >these internal guys must get access to the sources as well, even if >it's a closed community.
Why not bolster your understanding with a refreshing read of the documentation available at the GNU web site? For instance: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#InternalDistribution -- Christopher Faylor spammer? -> [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cygwin Project Co-Leader [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/
