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diff --git a/winsup/CYGWIN_LICENSE b/winsup/CYGWIN_LICENSE index 2109a16a3..75dac9a3e 100644 --- a/winsup/CYGWIN_LICENSE +++ b/winsup/CYGWIN_LICENSE @@ -1,35 +1,62 @@ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- -This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it -under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL) version 2, as -published by the Free Software Foundation. - -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. +Red Hat, Inc. licenses Cygwin to you under the terms of the GNU +General Public License version 2 (GPLv2), as published by the Free +Software Foundation, along with the additional permissions given +below. + +There is NO WARRANTY for this software, express or implied, including +the implied warranties of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR +PURPOSE. + +You should have received a copy of GPLv2 along with this program; if +not, see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.txt . + + +Additional Permissions: + + +1. Linking Exception. + +As a special exception to GPLv2, Red Hat grants you permission to link +software whose sources are distributed under a license that satisfies +the Open Source Definition with libcygwin.a, without libcygwin.a +itself causing the resulting program to be covered by GPLv2. + +This means that you can port an open source 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 GPLv2, including the +requirement to provide sources for the Cygwin DLL. See http://www.opensource.org/docs/osd/ for the precise Open Source Definition referenced above. + +2. Files Excluded from GPL Coverage. + +Red Hat grants you permission to distribute Cygwin with the following +files, which are not considered part of Cygwin and are not governed by +GPLv2, in source or binary form. + +winsup\testsuite\winsup.api\msgtest.c +winsup\testsuite\winsup.api\semtest.c +winsup\testsuite\winsup.api\shmtest.c + +Red Hat grants you permission to link or combine code in Cygwin with +code in or corresponding to the following files, which are not +considered part of Cygwin and are not governed by GPLv2, and to +distribute such combinations under terms of your choice, provided that +such terms are otherwise consistent with the application of GPLv2 to +Cygwin itself. You must comply with GPLv2 with respect to all +portions of such combinations other than those that correspond to or +are derived from such non-Cygwin code but which do not correspond to +or are not derived from Cygwin itself. + +winsup\cygserver\sysv_shm.cc + + +3. Alternative License. + 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 diff --git a/winsup/ChangeLog b/winsup/ChangeLog index 8be0556c8..4600fdb92 100644 --- a/winsup/ChangeLog +++ b/winsup/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,7 @@ +2008-05-16 Corinna Vinschen <corinna@vinschen.de> + + * CYGWIN_LICENSE: New text. + 2007-08-31 Christopher Faylor <me+cygwin@cgf.cx> * configure: Regenerate. |