-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 Corinna Vinschen wrote:
> It's a bit dangerous to rely on the author saying "but I didn't > mean it that way". Probably he would have to change the license to > include some explicit wording about this situation. Asking can't > hurt, though. Here goes the reply: > Lapo Luchini wrote: > >> http://cygwin.com/licensing.html In accordance with section 10 of >> the GPL, Red Hat permits programs whose sources are distributed >> under a license that complies with the Open Source definition to >> be linked with libcygwin.a/cygwin1.dll without >> libcygwin.a/cygwin1.dll itself causing the resulting program to >> be covered by the GNU GPL. >> >> As it is the exception doesn't apply (did the discussion on >> opensuorce.org mailing lists ever end? I don't quite remember) >> and so both bsdiff should be compatible with GPL (which it isn't) >> and cygwin compatible with BSDPL (which it isn't)... > > As far as I can see, BSDPL is an Open Source license under the > definition referenced, so the exception should apply. (I gave up > arguing with the opensource.org people, but they never came up with > any argument for why BSDPL didn't qualify -- the worst they could > say was that it was poorly written.) > > As for making cygwin compatible with BSDPL, does cygwin need to > link statically or dynamically? I don't consider dynamic linking > to fall into the scope of the license. > > Colin Percival - -- Lapo Luchini [EMAIL PROTECTED] (OpenPGP & X.509) www.lapo.it (ICQ UIN: 529796) -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.0 (Cygwin) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iQIcBAEBCAAGBQJCoCcEAAoJELBiMTth2oCDfrAP/1zsvW5gnensWz0CRnUSRX9A xfaQy9LuGkhIQoWe6K6I2fzDM3ZtGX50DeIo/+B/pg45/yioXJhsIuhe0o09Yq1d F5QcbaCJhneGqvOLGTdZW+G4cugCCGZu3hlT5swHBzkUC+fjjbp1NisKSOkUYl42 vCqP4kkq6ykXOUxfQwim0UKuzqPRw+CO/c08VY/hGcIdjYdN0M/HNamLfxWYrEy+ EyJlSE+IwuFL9TJ5ywYwBz5sE95feoZlMf8PHTsD6mXfamUe1wr5v9vQUIKhXthA rcBn37HNxQvyQJqHCU/Kd1MOm3iCuJCS2u+KbX87IWbclYTmJgefuVZ5cXd7R9/N 1wPvMRtBzCHgupmhnfrkuPie6dHwEapLEwxcoQ3r4ZH6noEkuC4BPcyZxAyo0rQO yYLqto0TVDa7PS9X8YX8fI6s/PqmKfABaOfe1tQ1D0uKnVBFxCUhdRcR7+7tLJ/A CkO4Q1nxZQ5nQ5ELx5nNakmtAeTCX10ta7KXZXn8X0M58FXPNPspol1RjOexWiyO AZK6zHJ40gL+H8FKtEYGVFZAQnhpGeCD5qLqEEfWgY9iHN/D0I8yCU//QcMXcFHn wiSPxxrJsZWq5etvEiHAsmw2utiw8etjNWk4LzT1chUG/BfyYR7JnAejb4n90YAT FFtoDC9FU1IvuyzWUuBu =2jFv -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----