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diff --git a/winsup/CYGWIN_LICENSE b/winsup/CYGWIN_LICENSE deleted file mode 100644 index 7c6adad80..000000000 --- a/winsup/CYGWIN_LICENSE +++ /dev/null @@ -1,38 +0,0 @@ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- -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; either version 2 of the License, or (at -your option) any later version. - -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/tools/cygwin/, -or call 866-2REDHAT ext. 3007 - |