Re: [Bug-gnubg] Win32 builds - new set of DLL

[Nardy Pillards]

From: "Holger" <address@hidden>
Sent: Friday, July 04, 2003 6:54 PM


> At 17:33 02.07.2003 +0200, Nardy Pillards wrote:
> >Is it allowed to upload the packages needed to build gnubg to
www.gnubg.org?
> >Not asking if we are allowed to use diskspace on gnubg.org (although that
> >could be reason not doing it).
> >But asking: are there somehow copyrights on those packages, making it
> >illegal to copy them to gnubg.org?
> >
> >And the reason to upload:
> >That way the current used packages to build gnubg would be available to
> >anyone, until Øystein / Holger decide to use a new set.
> >(and I could upload the zlib package with zlib.dll (as copy of
zlib-1.dll),
> >and libiconv-1.9-w32.2.bin.woe32.zip with a 'normal' directory
structure).
> >
> >Bad idea?
>
> No, not bad. It might be convenient. But I can't answer your legal
> question. Maybe we would have to provide the sources, too. I believe to
> have read such a requirement once (for GPL). But if the libraries we're
> interested in are under LGPL this might not be necessary.
>
> Regards,
>
>          Holger
>

All packages are here:
http://www.gnubg.org/win32/packages.zip (6.4 MB)

- directory structure of libiconv-1.9-w32.2.bin.woe32.zip is adapted (all
files one level up).
- zlib-1.dll is renamed to read zlib.dll.

Nardy