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It was fully intended that pthreads-win32 be usable with commercial software not covered
by either the GPL or the LGPL licenses. Pthreads-win32 has many contributors to it's code
base, many of whom have done so because they have used the library in commercial or
proprietry software projects.
Releasing pthreads-win32 under the LGPL ensures that the library can be used widely,
while at the same time ensures that bug fixes and improvements to the pthreads-win32
code itself is returned to benefit all current and future users of the library.
Although pthreads-win32 makes it possible for applications that use POSIX threads to be
ported to Win32 platforms, the broader goal of the project is to encourage the use of
open standards, and in particular, to make it just a little easier for developers writing
Win32 applications to consider widening the potential market for their products.
19.9 GNU LESSER GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
Version 2.1, February 1999
Copyright (C) 1991, 1999 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
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Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies
of this license document, but changing it is not allowed.
[This is the first released version of the Lesser GPL. It also counts
as the successor of the GNU Library Public License, version 2, hence
the version number 2.1.]
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This license, the Lesser General Public License, applies to some specially designated soft-
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who decide to use it. You can use it too, but we suggest you first think carefully about
whether this license or the ordinary General Public License is the better strategy to use in
any particular case, based on the explanations below.
When we speak of free software, we are referring to freedom of use, not price. Our Gen-
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To protect your rights, we need to make restrictions that forbid distributors to deny you
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