Re: GNU Win32? Not anymore.
On Mon, 14 Jul 1997, Jim Pick wrote:
>
> Linh Dang wrote:
> > Is it possible that Cygnus release GnuWin32 under a second license, the GPL
> > (not LGPL)? That would put it in the main Debian distribution. I believe, for
> > situation between Cygnus and its *direct competiors*, the GPL would have the
> > same effect as the current Cygnus License.
>
> They've already tried that (the GPL license) with the current cygwin32
> winsup code. They asserted that code not under the GPL and dynamically
> linked against the library would have to apply to Cygnus for a different
> license. However, this was a contentious issue. In the end, I believe
> that Cygnus felt that it didn't provide enough protection for them from
> their competitors. They refused to use the LGPL, which would have been
> a much more compatible license with a "library".
That's why I asked, could they release it under both, like perl.
Therfore, the majority of the people coulduse it under the Cygnus license,
and we could distribute it under the GPL.
>
> For the next release, they will use their own license, which specifically
> excludes competitors from even _using_ their product. I don't think they
> will also release it under the GPL or the LGPL, unless they have a
> change of heart - since those licenses may allow their competitors to
> use their product.
They were willing to use it before, until people claimed it was too
restrictive, so what problem would they have to use both.
Shaya
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