Cygwin Python Distribution (was ANNOUNCE: Python 2.1
cce at clarkevans.com
cce at clarkevans.com
Sat Apr 21 00:31:07 EDT 2001
On Fri, Apr 20, 2001 at 09:35:42PM -0400, Tim Peters wrote:
| [Clark C. Evans]
| > This is interesting. From what I understand, if you link
| > against cygwin.dll, the software must be released under
| > the GPL.
|
| http://www.cygwin.com/licensing.html
|
| appears to go out of its way to say "nope" to that.
Ahh. I did not see the extra "NOTE" at the bottom
in reference to section 10 of the GPL, where by the
author (if not the FSF) may grant exceptions. And
I like the blanket Open Source exception.. neat trick.
Thank you, sorry for the bandwith.
Clark
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