key: cygwin-exception-3.0
short_name: Cygwin exception to GPL 3.0 or later
name: Cygwin exception to GPL 3.0 or later
category: Copyleft Limited
owner: Cygwin Project
homepage_url: http://cygwin.com/licensing.html
is_exception: yes
spdx_license_key: LicenseRef-scancode-cygwin-exception-3.0
text_urls:
  - http://cygwin.com/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/src/winsup/CYGWIN_LICENSE?cvsroot=src
other_urls:
  - http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt
  - http://www.opensource.org/docs/osd/
  - http://www.redhat.com/software/cygwin/
  - http://www.redhat.com/about/contact/ww/
standard_notice: |
  Cygwin is free software. Red Hat, Inc. licenses Cygwin to you under the
  terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software
  Foundation; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of
  the GNU General Public License either version 3 of the license, or (at your
  option) any later version (GPLv3+), along with the additional permissions
  given below.
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  the implied warranties of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
  PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.
  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
  with this program. If not, see <http://gnu.org/licenses/>.
  Additional Permissions:
  1. Linking Exception.
  As a special exception to GPLv3+, Red Hat grants you permission to link
  software whose sources are distributed under a license that satisfies
  the Open Source Definition with libcygwin.a, without libcygwin.a
  itself causing the resulting program to be covered by GPLv3+.
  This means that you can port an Open Source application to Cygwin, and
  distribute that executable as if it didn't include a copy of
  libcygwin.a linked into it. Note that this does not apply to the
  Cygwin DLL itself. If you distribute a (possibly modified) version of
  the Cygwin DLL, you must adhere to the terms of GPLv3+, including the
  requirement to provide sources for the Cygwin DLL, unless you have obtained
  a special Cygwin license to distribute the Cygwin DLL in only its binary
  form (see below).
  See http://www.opensource.org/docs/osd/ for the precise Open Source
  Definition referenced above.
  2. Files Excluded from GPL Coverage.
  Red Hat grants you permission to distribute Cygwin with the following
  files, which are not considered part of Cygwin and are not governed by
  GPLv3+, in source or binary form.
  winsup\testsuite\winsup.api\msgtest.c
  winsup\testsuite\winsup.api\semtest.c
  winsup\testsuite\winsup.api\shmtest.c
  Red Hat grants you permission to link or combine code in Cygwin with
  code in or corresponding to the following files, which are not
  considered part of Cygwin and are not governed by GPLv3+, and to
  distribute such combinations under terms of your choice, provided that
  such terms are otherwise consistent with the application of GPLv3+ to
  Cygwin itself. You must comply with GPLv3+ with respect to all
  portions of such combinations other than those that correspond to or
  are derived from such non-Cygwin code but which do not correspond to
  or are not derived from Cygwin itself.
  winsup\cygserver\sysv_shm.cc
  3. Alternative License.
  Red Hat sells a special Cygwin License for customers who are unable to
  provide their application in open source code form. For more
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  +1-866-2REDHAT ext. 45300 (toll-free in the US).
  Outside the US call your regional Red Hat office, see
  http://www.redhat.com/about/contact/ww/
text: |
  As a special exception to GPLv3+, Red Hat grants you permission to link
  software whose sources are distributed under a license that satisfies
  the Open Source Definition with libcygwin.a, without libcygwin.a
  itself causing the resulting program to be covered by GPLv3+.