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Re: Lack of Cygwin contributors?
- To: gcouger at rfdata dot net
- Subject: Re: Lack of Cygwin contributors?
- From: DJ Delorie <dj at delorie dot com>
- Date: Mon, 1 May 2000 21:54:50 -0400
- CC: cygwin at sourceware dot cygnus dot com
- References: <CA2568D2.001D395F.00@au-aapmta001.aap.pwcinternal.com> (simon.p.cozens@jp.pwcglobal.com) <200005011535936.SM00160@KENDALLB> <200005012333.TAA19230@envy.delorie.com> <06de01bfb3d7$1b3a2840$03000004@home.xxx>
> As I understand it if I sell my code to some one to use on a Cygwin
> platform I pay Cygwin for a license.
A common misunderstanding. Whether you charge a fee or not, and
whether you distribute source or not, are two completely separate
things. You can "sell your code" and still distribute as free
software; this is what Cygnus does with GNUPro. You can give it away
without source; this is charityware (shareware, without the fee
requirement). You can sell it without source; this is proprietary
commercial software. You can give it away as free software; this is
like our cygwin net releases.
The GPL doesn't care if you charge a fee for your software or not. It
only cares that you guarantee certain freedoms to all recipients of
the software.
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