| From: | Peter Mount <peter(at)retep(dot)org(dot)uk> |
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| To: | Vince Vielhaber <vev(at)michvhf(dot)com> |
| Cc: | Peter Mount <petermount(at)it(dot)maidstone(dot)gov(dot)uk>, "Pgsql-Hackers (E-mail)" <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
| Subject: | Re: [HACKERS] GPL vs BSD licencing - a new twist |
| Date: | 1999-10-22 17:15:13 |
| Message-ID: | Pine.LNX.4.10.9910221814160.28260-100000@maidast.retep.org.uk |
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On Thu, 21 Oct 1999, Vince Vielhaber wrote:
> On Thu, 21 Oct 1999, Peter Mount wrote:
>
> > If you use cygwin1.dll in your application then your
> > application must be made available as open source. The way to avoid
> > this is to compile your program using the -mno-cygwin option.
>
> Out of curiousity, is cygwin open source?
Earlier today I found out that yes, cygwin is open source. However, they
have some similarities with Aladin where cygwin is used in embeded
applications as well.
Peter
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