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Newsgroups: alt.comp.freeware
From: "»Q«" <boxc...@gmx.net>
Date: Sun, 18 Jun 2006 20:30:27 GMT
Local: Sun, Jun 18 2006 4:30 pm
Subject: Re: SUPER@
"rich" <r...@nohome.com> wrote in
<news:kkilg.198365$8W1.107956@fe1.news.blueyonder.co.uk>: > Rich_on 18-Jun-2006, "»Q«" <boxc...@gmx.net> Thanks to you and baldtaco for the reports. > wrote: >> If anybody installs it, could you check whether or not it >> installs cygwin1.dll and cygz.dll in a system folder? There was >> a recent report on the cygwin list about a possible GNU GPL >> violation. > Being somewhat paranoid, I monitor all installs and cygwin1.dll > However doing a search of all drives I find the cygwin stuff has There is no problem with the files per se. Just anyone distributing > previously been installed by Imgtool, Toolame and VCDeasy - all > freeware - is there a problem with these files - please elaborate. > Perhaps it is the lack of a GPL license In the install? However > the author does give credits and links to the freeware used. cygwin files should make it clear that the user gets them under the terms of the GPL and can get the source from the redistributor. IANAL, but AIUI linking to the site isn't enough -- the redistributor himself has to make the source of the exact version available directly. -- You must Sign in before you can post messages.
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