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Re: compiled files under GPL?
- From: Brian Ford <ford at vss dot fsi dot com>
- To: cygwin at cygwin dot com
- Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2003 18:29:43 -0500 (CDT)
- Subject: Re: compiled files under GPL?
>Is it true that any application I compile under cygwin's gcc/g++ is
>automatically under the GPL? Is so I've been doing some violating...
>sorry.
>
This will link your binary to the cygwin DLL by default. Unless you have
purchased a buy out contract from Red Hat, yes.
>Is this still true under -mno-cygwin?
>
No.
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