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Using eCos code in Cygwin
- From: Nicholas Wourms <nwourms at netscape dot net>
- To: cygwin-developers at sources dot redhat dot com
- Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2004 15:09:08 -0500
- Subject: Using eCos code in Cygwin
Hi All,
I've been working on integrating the full bind resolver into Cygwin and,
as such, have seen fit to use some code from eCos (specifically for
inet_ntop, inet_pton, & *ifaddrs). At the time I did this, it didn't
seem to be a problem, since the code was copyrighted by Red Hat.
However, I'm asking now in light of this announcement (which was sent in
the latest "Under The Brim"):
http://www.redhat.com/about/presscenter/2004/press_eCosFSF.html
Is there anyway you could get an exception for Cygwin, since I'm almost
certain that Stallman & friends are going to convert everything from
BSD/Red Hat -> GPL (grrrr)? IANAL, so I thought it best to ask now,
before I go any farther. If not, I'll just go back to the drawing
board. Thanks in advance.
Cheers,
Nicholas