Re: Win32 native port

From: Kurt Roeckx <Q(at)ping(dot)be>
To: Dann Corbit <DCorbit(at)connx(dot)com>
Cc: Jon Jensen <jon(at)endpoint(dot)com>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Win32 native port
Date: 2003-09-04 20:42:00
Message-ID: 20030904204200.GB15469@ping.be
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On Thu, Sep 04, 2003 at 12:27:58PM -0700, Dann Corbit wrote:
> Did you read this:
> "This means that unless you modify the tools so that compiled
> executables do not make use of the Cygwin library, your compiled
> programs will also have to be free software distributed under the GPL
> with source code available to all."

Basicly this means that if you're linked to cygwin1.dll, you have
to release your program under the GPL, else there is no
restriction.

It's just as normal gcc, it's not because you use gcc to compile
your program that your program has to be under the GPL too.

Kurt

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