2005-08-26 Joshua Daniel Franklin <joshuadfranklin@yahoo.com>
* Makefile.in: Remove extra anchor to make NN4 happy. * faq.xml: Link to cygwin.com/license.html * faq-resources.xml: Link instead of duplicating info. * faq-using.xml: Split out services and network shares FAQ. * faq-what.xml: Link to cygwin.com/license.html
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2005-08-26 Joshua Daniel Franklin <joshuadfranklin@yahoo.com>
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* Makefile.in: Remove extra anchor to make NN4 happy.
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* faq.xml: Link to cygwin.com/license.html
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* faq-resources.xml: Link instead of duplicating info.
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* faq-using.xml: Split out services and network shares FAQ.
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* faq-what.xml: Link to cygwin.com/license.html
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2005-08-17 Christopher Faylor <cgf@timesys.com>
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* textbinary.sgml: Correct incorrect information about ability to
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@ -68,9 +68,11 @@ cygwin-api.sgml : cygwin-api.in.sgml ./doctool Makefile
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faq/faq.html :
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-xmlto html -o faq -m $(srcdir)/cygwin.dsl $(srcdir)/faq-sections.xml
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-sed -i 's;</a><a name="id[0-9]*"></a>;</a>;g' faq/faq.*.html
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faq/faq-nochunks.html :
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-xmlto html -o faq -m $(srcdir)/cygwin.dsl $(srcdir)/faq.xml
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-sed -i 's;</a><a name="id[0-9]*"></a>;</a>;g' faq/faq-nochunks.html
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./doctool : doctool.c
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gcc -g $< -o $@
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@ -37,115 +37,15 @@ for a list of them.)
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<qandaentry id="faq.resources.mailing-lists">
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<question><para>What Cygwin mailing lists can I join?</para></question>
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<answer>
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<para>Comprehensive information about the Cygwin mailing lists can be found at
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<ulink url="http://cygwin.com/lists.html">http://cygwin.com/lists.html</ulink>.
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</para>
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<para>To subscribe to the main list, send a message to
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cygwin-subscribe@cygwin.com. To unsubscribe from the
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main list, send a message to cygwin-unsubscribe@cygwin.com.
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In both cases, the subject and body of the message are ignored.
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</para>
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<para>Similarly, to subscribe to the Cygwin announcements list, send a message
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to cygwin-announce-subscribe@cygwin.com. To unsubscribe,
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send a message to cygwin-announce-unsubscribe@cygwin.com.
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</para>
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<para>If you want to contribe to Cygwin tools & applications, rather than
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the library itself, then you should subscribe to cygwin-apps. There
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is also a low-volume list called cygwin-developers which is reserved
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for knowledgeable people who regularly contribute to the Cygwin DLL.
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Please do not ask for read-only access to this mailing list. Both
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cygwin-developers and cygwin-apps are by-approval lists. The same
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mechanism as described for the first two lists works for these as
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well.
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</para>
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<para>There is a searchable archive of the main mailing list at
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<ulink url="http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/">http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/</ulink>. There is an alternate
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archive, also searchable, at <ulink url="http://www.delorie.com/archives/">http://www.delorie.com/archives/</ulink>.
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You can also search at <ulink url="http://www.google.com/">http://www.google.com/</ulink> and include
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"cygwin" in the list of search terms.
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</para>
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<para>Cygwin mailing lists are not gatewayed to USENET, so anti-spam measures
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in your email address are neither required nor appreciated. Also, avoid
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sending HTML content to Cygwin mailing lists.
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<ulink url="http://cygwin.com/lists.html" />.
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</para>
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</answer></qandaentry>
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<qandaentry id="faq.resources.posting">
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<question><para>Posting Guidelines (Or: Why won't you/the mailing list answer my questions?)</para></question>
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<qandaentry id="faq.resources.problems">
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<question><para>What if I have a problem? (Or: Why won't you/the mailing list answer my questions?)</para></question>
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<answer>
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<para>If you follow these guidelines, you are much more likely to get a
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helpful response from the Cygwin developers and/or the Cygwin community at
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large:
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</para>
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<itemizedlist><listitem><para>Read the User's Guide and the FAQ first.
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</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Check the mailing list archives. Your topic may have come up
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before. (It may even have been answered!) Use the search facilities
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at the links above. Try the alternate site if the main archive is not
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producing search results.
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</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Explain your problem carefully and completely. "I installed Blah
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and it doesn't work!" wastes everybody's time. It provides no
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information for anyone to help you with your problem. You should
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provide:
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</para>
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<itemizedlist><listitem><para>A problem statement: How does it behave, how do you think it
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should behave, and what makes you think it's broken? (Oh yeah, and what
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is <emphasis>"it"</emphasis>?)
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</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Information about your Windows OS ("Win95 OSR2" or "NT4/SP3" or
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"Win2K" or "Win98 SE" or ...).
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</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Details about your installation process, or attempts at same. (Internet or
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Directory install? If the former, exactly when and from what mirror?
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If the latter, which packages did you download? Which version of
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setup.exe? Any subsequent updates?)
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</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Details about your Cygwin setup, accomplished by <emphasis>attaching</emphasis>
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the output of 'cygcheck -s -v -r' to your message. (Do not paste the
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output into your message.)
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</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>A valid return address, so that a reply doesn't require manual editing of
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the 'To:' header.
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</para></listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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</listitem>
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<listitem><para>Your message must be relevant to the list. Messages that are
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<emphasis>not</emphasis> directly related to Cygwin are considered off-topic and are
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unwelcome. For example, the following are off-topic:
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</para>
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<itemizedlist><listitem><para>General programming language questions
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</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>General Windows programming questions
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</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>General UNIX shell programming questions
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</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>General application usage questions
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</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>How to make millions by working at home
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</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Announcements from LaserJet toner cartridge suppliers
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</para></listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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</listitem>
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<listitem><para>Read and obey ``How To Ask Questions The Smart Way'' by Eric
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S. Raymond, at <ulink url="http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html">http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html</ulink>.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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<para>If you do not follow the above guidelines, you may still elicit a
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response, but you may not appreciate it!
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</para>
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<para>For inquiries about support contracts and commercial licensing, visit
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<ulink url="http://www.redhat.com/software/cygwin/">http://www.redhat.com/software/cygwin/</ulink>.
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</para>
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<para>Beyond that, perhaps nobody has time to answer your question. Perhaps
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nobody knows the answer.
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<para>Comprehensive information about reporting problems with Cygwin can be found at <ulink url="http://cygwin.com/problems.html" />.
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</para>
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</answer></qandaentry>
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</answer></qandaentry>
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<qandaentry id="faq.using.services">
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<question><para>Why don't my services work (or access network shares)?</para></question>
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<question><para>Why don't my services work?</para></question>
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<answer>
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<para>Most Windows services run as a special user called <literal>SYSTEM</literal>. If you
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<screen>
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eval "`mount -m | sed -e 's/ -u / -s /g' -e 's/$/;/'`"
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</screen>
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</answer></qandaentry>
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<para>The <literal>SYSTEM</literal> user cannot access network shares that require
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authentication. For more information, see
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<ulink url="http://cygwin.com/cygwin-ug-net/ntsec.html">http://cygwin.com/cygwin-ug-net/ntsec.html</ulink>.
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<qandaentry id="faq.using.shares">
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<question><para>Why can't my services access network shares?</para></question>
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<answer>
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<para>When a service switches to a certain user, it is running as
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<literal>SYSTEM</literal> impersonating the user account. During
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impersonation, the user's password is not available and so non-public
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network shares are not available. For more information, see
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<ulink url="http://cygwin.com/cygwin-ug-net/ntsec.html" />.
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</para>
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<para>Workarounds include using public network share that does not require
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authentication (for non-critical files), or running the service as
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<para>Wait a minute... Cygwin is only <emphasis>supported</emphasis> if you are paying for
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it, such as through a support contract with Red Hat. For information
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about getting a Red Hat support contract, see
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<ulink url="http://www.redhat.com/software/tools/cygwin/">http://www.redhat.com/software/tools/cygwin/</ulink>.
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<ulink url="http://cygwin.com/license.html" />.
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</para>
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<para>That said, Cygwin can be expected to run on all modern 32 bit versions of
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Windows, except Windows CE. This includes Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP.
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<para>In particular, if you intend to port a proprietary (non-GPL'd)
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application using Cygwin, you will need the proprietary-use license
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for the Cygwin library. This is available for purchase; please visit
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<ulink url="http://www.redhat.com/software/tools/cygwin/">http://www.redhat.com/software/tools/cygwin/</ulink> for more information.
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<ulink url="http://cygwin.com/license.html" /> for more information.
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All other questions should be sent to the project
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mailing list cygwin@cygwin.com.
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</para>
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</para>
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<para>Cygwin is currently available for proprietary use only through a
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proprietary-use license. Please see
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<ulink url="http://www.redhat.com/software/cygwin/">http://www.redhat.com/software/cygwin/</ulink> for more information
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<ulink url="http://cygwin.com/license.html" /> for more information
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about the Red Hat Cygwin Product.
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</para>
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<para>In accordance with section 10 of the GPL, Red Hat, Inc. permits
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