CURRENT port of OpenSSH for Windows available

Pekka Savola pekkas at netcore.fi
Fri Aug 3 05:20:21 EST 2001


On Thu, 2 Aug 2001, Corinna Vinschen wrote:
> On Thu, Aug 02, 2001 at 08:20:47AM -0700, Sean P. Kane wrote:
> > Just thought that I'd point out that there is a CURRENT port of OpenSSH
> > for Windows available at http://www.networksimplicity.com/openssh/
> > <http://www.networksimplicity.com/openssh/>  . I stumbled upon it today
> > and noticed that it was mentioned on your web site. It is OpenSSH v2.9p1
> > on Windows and includes ssh, scp, and sftp clients and servers.
>
> Which is EXACTLY the Cygwin version of OpenSSH. Unfortunately Mark
> has packed it w/o the sources for Cygwin which violates the GPL.

Umm, how exactly does that violate the GPL?  The sources just have to be
available (upon request, if not to all) for those who have gotten the
binaries.  Aren't they?

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Pekka Savola                 "Tell me of difficulties surmounted,
Netcore Oy                   not those you stumble over and fall"
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