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Re: Where are the licence texts for each package?
- From: Corinna Vinschen <corinna-cygwin at cygwin dot com>
- To: cygwin-licensing at cygwin dot com
- Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2008 17:32:05 +0200
- Subject: Re: Where are the licence texts for each package?
- References: <373711.32490.qm@web25402.mail.ukl.yahoo.com>
- Reply-to: cygwin-licensing at cygwin dot com
On Aug 7 14:07, Marvin wrote:
> Is there any definitive way to view precisely what licenses Cygwin and it's packages are shipped under?
The definitve way is to look into the sources.
> Specifically is there any official clarification of the "X11 style copyright"? The link from http://x.cygwin.com/docs/faq/cygwin-x-faq.html#q-what-licenses-apply
> is broken.
The X license is available via the Open Source Group, like other approved
licenses: http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php
> It would be really helpful if there was a link to the license(s) next to the download links, and if there was a page listing every package with a link to that packages license.
This is a nice idea but we're most notably lacking man power to
help setting up stuff like that. The Cygwin net distribution is
a volunteer effort. If you need something like that, feel free
to contribute.
Corinna
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