License

[Corinna Vinschen]

On Aug 26 16:25, Giulio Ardoino wrote:
> Hello,
> I have a question about cygwin license:
> If I write a windows program that uses some tools contained in the
> cygwin package (and therefore the dll itself), will I be able to
> distribute my software with cygwin dll in it or do I have to post a
> separate link where to download it?

If you distribute a Cygwin DLL binary, you must also provide the sources
of the DLL.  It's not enough to point to the Cygwin web page.  For further
details, see http://cygwin.com/licensing.html


Corinna

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