On Jan 19 22:22, David Christensen wrote: > I've wondered if it is permissible to make and sell a Cygwin distribution (CD, > DVD, downloadable ISO, etc.). Looking at the Cygwin license page: > > http://www.cygwin.com/licensing.html > > I think so (because the GPL allows you to do that), but I'm not a lawyer. > Google'ing cygwin.com for "distribution" yielded many hits. This one reminds > me > that I would need to include sources: > > http://www.cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/1999-03/msg00233.html > > Does anybody on the list know the current "authoritative" answer for making > and > selling a Cygwin distribution?
You may make and sell a distro. You have to make the source available the same way you make the binaries available (CD/DVD/ISO). The GPL FAQ is very enlightening to read: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html Corinna -- Corinna Vinschen Please, send mails regarding Cygwin to Cygwin Project Co-Leader cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Red Hat -- 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/
