On Thu, 9 Sep 2004, Christopher Faylor wrote: > On Thu, Sep 09, 2004 at 12:35:50AM -0700, Brian Dessent wrote: > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> We are using Linux and UNIX environment to develop our own applications. > >> By installing the Cygwin/X X Server, Xlib and Xclients etc., our developers > >> can > >> 1. use our own Windows base PC to emulate a UNIX-like environment to do the > >> development; > >> 2. use the X server to connect to X windows of Linux and AIX; > >> 3. use the Secure Shell (ssh) to connect to AIX servers; > >> 4. use powerful scripts of Unix to automate Windows workstation. > >> > >> We shall use the cygwin in around thirty Window based PC. > >> > >> Would like to clarify that will be free of charge. > > > >Have your company's lawyers read the GNU Public License and answer that > >for you. It's quite well explained exactly what the GPL allows and > >doesn't allow on <http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html> and > ><http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html>. This is not a legal advice > >mailing list, and answering legal questions is not the purpose of this > >list. > > Actually, the licensing information is here: > > http://cygwin.com/license.html > > That is the place to start.
I really hate to step into any messy legal conversation, but... All of the above is excellent advise. > The bottom line is that if you develop using cygwin's gcc your > applications are GPLed when you release them. This means that if you > are developing software for eventual release, you must also make the > source code available when you make binaries available. I think you might have misunderstood what the OP described, and your wording above may be misleading. >From the limited description given, it sounds as if 1 was meant to be a Linux emuation environment for in-house development. If the only product ever released is a Linux one, not a Cygwin/Windows one, there is no problem. If 2, 3, and 4 are only done in-house and not packaged as part of a product, there is no problem. Even if they are packaged as part of a product, as long as the exact sources used to build the binaries are provided (or a written offer for such valid for three years yada, yada, yada...), there is still no problem. > If you want other arranagements then you do have to pay for that. > > But, the lawyer advice is still sound. You really should check this out > thoroughly if you are going to be releasing software eventually. Agreed! -- Brian Ford Senior Realtime Software Engineer VITAL - Visual Simulation Systems FlightSafety International the best safety device in any aircraft is a well-trained pilot... -- 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/
