`xxmklink` is a command line program to create Windows menu shortcuts and is used by most Osgeo4w install packages (as part of the base [wiki:pkg-msvcrt]). It's homepage is http://www.xxcopy.com/xxcopy38.htm


xxmklink is normally free only for personal use, however the author has granted osgeo4w special authorization:

> Kan Yabumoto - Pixelab sales wrote:
>> 
>> Dear Assefa:
>> 
>> Thank you for contacting us for the use of XXMKLINK.
>> I just looked at your OSGeo4W page on Wikipedia.
>> 
>> Let this Email authorize OSGeo to include our XXMKLINK.EXE program
>> in the OSGeo Binary Distribution and related installer packages.
>> 
>> We charge a nominal license fee for commercial applications
>> on a case-by-case basis.  In this particular case, we would like to
>> give you permission to use XXMKLINK free of charge because your
>> usage is for an open source project.
>> 
>> We will be most appreciative if you give us credit for XXMKLINK
>> in whatever context it fits.
>> 
>> With regards,
>> Kan Yabumoto