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Re: Things you can do with Cygwin
- To: marcus at bighorn dot dr dot lucent dot com
- Subject: Re: Things you can do with Cygwin
- From: DJ Delorie <dj at delorie dot com>
- Date: Wed, 3 May 2000 10:47:29 -0400
- CC: cygwin at sourceware dot cygnus dot com
- References: <200005031432.IAA08772@chorus>
> Does that mean that the two pieces are now separate works?
>
> So, I think that there must be some other criteria for separating works
> other than the existance of alternative implementations and standard
> protocols. I can't say quite what the criteria should be, though...
It wouldn't matter. You can't retroactively un-violate the GPL. The
first time you distributed the two programs without full source, you
violate the GPL. *If* later they become two works, then *further*
distribution would be OK.
As for the criteria, it's simple. A court would decide. Otherwise,
it's really rather pointless to try to find such borderline cases,
unless you *like* going to court just to split hairs. If you don't
know where that fine line is, just stay clear of it.
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