Re: Bug in Cygwin Windows 8 group permissions

[Chaz Littlejohn <chaz at pokeit dot co>]

> On 12/4/2012 4:34 PM, Chaz Littlejohn wrote:
> IANAL but I believe there are 2 issues here:
>
>   1. Whether your use of Cygwin means your program also needs to fall under
>      the GPL
>
>   2. Distribution of the Cygwin DLL and its utilities
>
> If what you describe above about your usage of Cygwin is correct, then I
> believe (1) is not an issue for you.  However, (2) still applies since you
> cannot distribute GPL'd software without providing the source as well.

I'm not sure if the two are separate. Assuming the program
communicates with cygwin utilities only via command line arguments and
they're not sharing complex data structures, i believe it would be
considered "aggregate" rather than an "modified". From the GPL FAQ
(http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#MereAggregation):

"An “aggregate” consists of a number of separate programs, distributed
together on the same CD-ROM or other media. The GPL permits you to
create and distribute an aggregate, even when the licenses of the
other software are non-free or GPL-incompatible. The only condition is
that you cannot release the aggregate under a license that prohibits
users from exercising rights that each program's individual license
would grant them."

Our terms still need to be updated (https://pokeit.co/terms)

It was asked that this conversation be moved to the licensing mailing
list. Previous messages can be found here:

http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2012-12/msg00007.html
http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2012-12/msg00020.html
http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2012-12/msg00024.html
http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2012-12/msg00052.html
http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2012-12/msg00053.html

(IANAL, applies to me as well)

Thanks,
Chaz