Re: Bad News -- Xfree 4.4 is out
On Sun, Feb 29, 2004 at 09:06:34PM -0500, Greg Folkert wrote:
> Sorry Folks... but XFree86 v4.4 is GPL incompatible:
>
> to quote from http://xfree86.org/legal/licenses.html
>
> ----quote----
> What about GPL-compatibility?
>
> The 1.1 license is not GPL-compatible. To avoid new issues with
> application programs that may be licensed under the GPL, the 1.1 licence
> is not being applied to client side libraries.
> ----end quote----
>
> This means that unless SOMETHING is done about the license, it has just
> become Non-Free. Sorry.
Before spreading FUD, please understand that "GPL-incompatible" is *not*
the same as non-free. XFree86 4.4 is still under a DFSG-free licence.
Cheers,
--
Colin Watson [cjwatson@flatline.org.uk]
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