> Hi, > > I was just browsing Slashdot and came across this interview with > Professor Eben Moglen. (see below) > I'm currently doing a project at my university that uses the > cygwin.dll > for windows compatibility. > My project is licensed under some special open source university > license > like most universities has. > However after having read the interview it seems to me that I'm > violating the license by not using the GPL for my work but some other > open source license with my university requires. > Am I right?
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