Cygnus Cygwin32 Press Release 1/21/97

[Fergus Henderson]

Jim Balter wrote:
> 
> They [Cygnus] have already given the code away under the GPL.
> They can put any new developments (which would *certainly* not be
> "collective") under a different copyright and hoard the source.
> If they don't hoard the source, then to allow commercial customers to
> use it in proprietary products they have to put it under the LGPL, and
> once they have done that anyone can include it in a proprietary product
> without paying for a license.

I don't think that's correct.  If they don't hoard the source, they
can still let commercial customers use it in proprietary products
at a price under some license other than the GPL or the LGPL;
that won't necessarily give anyone the right to use it in a proprietary
product without paying for a license.

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