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Re: compiled files under GPL?
- From: Igor Pechtchanski <pechtcha at cs dot nyu dot edu>
- To: Brian Ford <ford at vss dot fsi dot com>
- Cc: cygwin at cygwin dot com
- Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2003 20:27:36 -0400 (EDT)
- Subject: Re: compiled files under GPL?
- References: <Pine.GSO.4.56.0309261828210.284@eos>
- Reply-to: cygwin at cygwin dot com
On Fri, 26 Sep 2003, Brian Ford wrote:
> >Is it true that any application I compile under cygwin's gcc/g++ is
> >automatically under the GPL? Is so I've been doing some violating...
> >sorry.
>
> This will link your binary to the cygwin DLL by default. Unless you have
> purchased a buy out contract from Red Hat, yes.
There are some exceptions, IIRC. For more information, see
<http://cygwin.com/faq/faq_8.html#SEC136> or consult a lawyer.
Igor
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