Josh MacDonald <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Quoting Craig Southeren ([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> > On Mon, 08 Feb 1999 02:27:31 +0000
> > Dr Stephen Henson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > > The main problem with using Cygnus gcc is the license is incompatible
> > > with the OpenSSL one: specifically the underlying SSLeay license which
> > > we can't change even if we wanted to.
> >
> > Hear, hear.
> >
> > As much as the existing configuration system is a pain, please realise
> > that not everyone uses Unix and Perl, and that not everyone likes the
> > restrictions of the GPL.
> >
> > IMHO, the a large part of the success of OpenSSL lies in the fact that
> > is *can* be used in commercial products in lieu of proprietary solutions.
> >
> > Please don't compromise this.
>
> Can you elaborate, specifically, about how the license of the various
> programs mentioned prevent their use for the present purpose? You
> really must support this claim.
The cygwin libraries are GPL'd. Not L(esser)GPL'd. Any program which links
against a GPL'd library would have to be GPL'd or something compatible.
Certainly nothing proprietary. Witness the KDE and QT debates.
-Tom
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