> yeah, cygwin32.dll is under the GPL. So? It's a DLL, like libc5 and > libc6 are... [the *only* thing I'm aware of that actually uses the > LGPL is libg++; it was as much of an experiment as anything, and I'm > not aware of any not-otherwise-free software taking advantage of those > terms...] Just because libgcc is on "special" terms is no reason for > cygwin32.dll to be (cygwin32 is *more* than even a libc, it's got a > fair amount of emulation code in it, so it looks like you have unified > file descriptors... and you don't want to look at the internals of > select...] I just brought this up, since it was my understanding that if you want to write a commercial program (ie. not under the GPL), and link it against cygwin.dll, you've got to pay Cygnus $$$. Not all that different than the restrictions on Qt, really. I don't think this situation exists with libc5 or libc6 (ie. Netscape and Sun's JDK are linked against it). I'm not familiar with the licenses on everything though -- I hate reading the fine print. If I'm wrong on this issue (I hope I am), please correct me. Cheers, - Jim
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