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Re: OpenMotif in Woody



On Tue, Dec 05, 2000 at 10:05:21PM +0100, J.H.M. Dassen (Ray) wrote:
> On Tue, Dec 05, 2000 at 21:57:09 +0100, Harald Dunkel wrote:
> > > OpenMotif is non-free. So, I imagine not.
> > 
> > Sure, but Qt was non-free too, and today its in.
> 
> Because it switched to a free license. There has been no indication so far
> that OpenMotif's copyright holders are even consindering switching to a
> DFSG-free license.

Actually, OpenMotif is release under a DFSG-compliant license -
provided you run a Free operating system.  They plan to try to become
fully DFSG-free in the future (not that that would make anyone
sensible want to use Motif).  

See http://www.opengroup.org/openmotif/faq.html
           
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