From 6add43176b3be812d6c2934470b618d3cdab71f4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Corinna Vinschen Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2007 12:19:07 +0000 Subject: * CYGWIN_LICENSE: Fix web pages and contact information. --- winsup/cygwin/CYGWIN_LICENSE | 38 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog | 4 ++++ 2 files changed, 42 insertions(+) create mode 100644 winsup/cygwin/CYGWIN_LICENSE diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/CYGWIN_LICENSE b/winsup/cygwin/CYGWIN_LICENSE new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..6452cfcdc2b --- /dev/null +++ b/winsup/cygwin/CYGWIN_LICENSE @@ -0,0 +1,38 @@ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------- +This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it +under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL) as published by +the Free Software Foundation, version 2. + +This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, +but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of +MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the +GNU General Public License for more details. + +You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License +along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software +Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA. +-------------------------------------------------------------------------- + + *** NOTE *** + +In accordance with section 10 of the GPL, Red Hat permits programs whose +sources are distributed under a license that complies with the Open +Source definition to be linked with libcygwin.a without libcygwin.a +itself causing the resulting program to be covered by the GNU GPL. + +This means that you can port an Open Source(tm) application to cygwin, +and distribute that executable as if it didn't include a copy of +libcygwin.a linked into it. Note that this does not apply to the cygwin +DLL itself. If you distribute a (possibly modified) version of the DLL +you must adhere to the terms of the GPL, i.e., you must provide sources +for the cygwin DLL. + +See http://www.opensource.org/docs/definition_plain.html for the precise +Open Source Definition referenced above. + +Red Hat sells a special Cygwin License for customers who are unable to +provide their application in open source code form. For more +information, please see: http://www.redhat.com/software/cygwin/, +or call (toll-free in the USA) +1-866-2REDHAT ext. 45300, or your +local Red Hat office (see http://www.redhat.com/about/contact/ww/). + diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog b/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog index 4e7b3ecf4ea..ec4d0ce60b5 100644 --- a/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog +++ b/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,7 @@ +2007-01-15 Corinna Vinschen + + * CYGWIN_LICENSE: Fix web pages and contact information. + 2007-01-13 Christopher Faylor * glob.cc: Update copyright notice with latest from FreeBSD. -- cgit v1.2.1