>> So Les, what do you think ? If you look at my current webpage ?
> 
> I don't know enough about GPLv3 to comment, but I'd expect it to 
> prohibit including any portions that can't be distributed under GPL 
> terms like v2 does.  Dynamic linking to expected OS libs is probably OK 
> if you don't have to include them.
> 

I don't include the libraries (I did include something the first time
in the buildfiles vss.tgz, which was a mistaken), the libraries it uses
are already installed with the default windows install.

>>> I do know that this code already existed for a long time on the website
>>> of the original author and no one took it down because of problems,
>>>
>>> And I just ported it to a newer version of rsync.
>>>
>>> Although I have to admit, rsync 2 was possible covered by GPLv2 and
>>> newer and rsync 3 is GPLv3.
>>>
>> Having put more thought into this, I think it could mean in the worst
>> case, that IF I'm not allowed (which I doubt at this moment) to
>> distribute the compiled rsync.exe binaries, that it's still possible
>> for people to build it themselfs. Just like their used to be a
>> qmail-installed in Debian, which would compile it for you.
> 
> The problem is that most most Windows users don't have compilers.
> 

That's a good thing, atleast it can't conflict with an existing install
in that case.  ;-)

>> I could even make a shell-script. :-)
> 
> Would it be possible to build a separate binary which rsync could invoke 
> as needed or chat with over sockets?  If the parts aren't combined in 
> the same program it shouldn't be a problem.
> 

That would take quiet a bit of work, but I do think it's possible in theorie.

I would prefer not to do so if it's not needed. :-)

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