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Re: GPL Alert: Super


On Mon, 19 Jun 2006, Michael Schaap wrote:

> On 18-Jun-2006 22:35, »Q« wrote:
> > Michael Schaap wrote:
> >
> > > http://www.erightsoft.com/SUPER.html
> > > It's a GUI around a bunch of command-line video file editing
> > > tools.
> > >
> > > Installs both cygwin1.dll and cygz.dll in the System32 folder.
> > > Can't find any mention of source code on the web site.
> >
> > I asked about this in alt.comp.freeware when somebody posted about
> > Super.  A couple of people have reported that it doesn't install
> > cygwin files, but one of them says he already had them from
> > installing other apps.  In case it's of any interest, the thread is
> > at
> > <http://groups.google.com/group/alt.comp.freeware/browse_thread/thread/4096e6234e8d9209/708069dc5b3f5be5>
> > or <http://tinyurl.com/g8sgt>
>
> Well, after I installed it, I got lots of errors after my next reboot
> which were caused by the copy of cygwin1.dll in the System32 folder...
>
> Ans perhaps even more telling, in the support forum
> <http://tinyurl.com/r2dda>, someone who is apparently one of the authors
> states that it's perfectly fine to install cygwin1.dll and cygz.dll in
> the System32 folder, 'cause everyone does it, and it you don't like it,
> tough, just uninstall it...

People, we've got ourselves a genuine <http://cygwin.com/acronyms/#3PP>.
Thankfully, in this case "cygcheck -svr" will show us the extra DLLs in
System32, so at least we can diagnose this problem given a proper report.
	Igor
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