Re: Cygnus License text
bruce@pixar.com (Bruce Perens) wrote on 10.07.97 in <[🔎] m0wmYM9-00IdTeC@golem.pixar.com>:
[...]
> CYGWIN32 LICENSE
[...]
> Cygwin32_DLL
> Compiled versions of the bulk of the Cygwin32_Source_Code
> comprising Unix emulation code.
[...]
> 2.2. RUN TIME LIBRARY LICENSE FOR NON-CYGNUS PRODUCTS
>
> [You can use "cygwin.dll" with software you develop provided you are
> not an embedded systems developer or a compiler developer.]
>
> Provided
> * you are not an Embedded Systems Software Company, and
> * you do not reproduce and/or distribute the Cygwin32_DLL for or on
> behalf of an Embedded_Systems_Software_Company, and
> * you do not reproduce and/or distribute the Cygwin32_DLL as part of
> a Compiler_Suite,
>
> then you may reproduce and/or distribute the Cygwin32_DLL for use with
> non-GNUPro_Toolkit software.
[...]
> 3. CYGWIN32 SOURCE LICENSE
>
> [You may modify Cygwin32 provided you make your changes publically
> available, and you distribute them under the same terms as the rest of
> Cygwin32.]
>
> If you received the Cygwin32_Source_Code, then
> * you may reproduce and/or distribute the Cygwin32_Source_Code, and
> * you may prepare derivative works based upon the
> Cygwin32_Source_Code, provided
> + you make the entire source code to such derivative works
> publicly available, and
> + you license the entire source code to such derivative works
> under the terms of the CYGWIN32 SOURCE LICENSE, and
> + you license all compiled versions of the source code to such
> derivative works under the terms of the CYGWIN32 RUN TIME
> LICENSE.
[...]
Hmm. This certainly seems to indicate that competitors _can_ use the
CYGWIN.DLL source in any derivative work, provided they make the complete
source available and license it under identical terms.
They may not use it in any works when they wish to put part of the source
under a different license; however, other people can do that.
It sure discriminates, no doubts about that.
It doesn't seem to discriminate against us (we sure would be able to
comply with the source license), but it is in pretty clear conflict with
our social contract, and I can't say I'm sorry about that - this license a
clear case of double standards.
MfG Kai
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