- E02 - Support for MinGW Open Source Compiler

Ilias Lazaridis ilias at lazaridis.com
Tue Feb 15 10:25:17 EST 2005


Robert Kern wrote:
> Ilias Lazaridis wrote:
>> Duncan Booth wrote:
>>> Ilias Lazaridis wrote:
>>> 
>>>>> There is a OS-tool-chain supported on windows, cygwin.
>>>> 
>>>> this depends on cygwin.dll, which is GPL licensed
>>>> 
>>>> [or am I wrong?]
>>> 
>>> It is GPL licensed with an amendment which prevents the GPL
>>> spreading
[...]

>> If I understand this right, I cannot produce commercial software
>> with the cygwin toolset.
> 
> Wait, you demand a completely open source toolchain on a proprietary
>  operating system to develop proprietary software?

I do not 'demand' this.

You've described existing constructs, which I simply like to use.

> The mind *boggles*.

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