[Scribus] Windows version

Johannes Wilm j
Tue Nov 4 22:20:04 CET 2003


On Tuesday 04 November 2003 21:53, Paul wrote:
> Hi,
> 
>
> > > is there a windows version available? i had heard a rumor
>
> 
>
> > So, as far as I know it is not possible to run Scribus nativ under
> > Windows. But with the Cygwin-Environment as a Work-around you can use
> > Scribus also under Windows :-)
>
> 
> I've been asked (very nicely) by my employers to try and get a native
> Windows version running under W2K and XP. To that end, they've bought me
> some toys to play with.
> 
> Unfortunately, as they're paying me to do this, it is probable that a
> binary only version will be available (but all source changes will need
> to be fed back into the project as per the terms of the GPL). No idea of
> a timescale. I have a feeling that they want to make some money out of
> it (which may mean that I will get annoyed and refuse to do it unless a
> good chunk is fed back to the developer team)

How should that be possible? How can you do anything to a GPL (not LGPL)
 program and then release that as binary only. As its not LGPL we are talking 
about, all derivatives and stuff that depends on the sources will have to be 
published under the GPL. Or am I mistaken?

--
Johannes Wilm



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