On Sun, 2004-02-29 at 21:21, Colin Watson wrote: > 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. Okay, before we get to far along. I may have mis-spoke about being non-free. But the possibilities are no laughing matter. http://lists.debian.org/debian-x/2004/debian-x-200402/msg00780.html Branden has a few things to iron out then. -- greg, greg@gregfolkert.net REMEMBER ED CURRY! http://www.iwethey.org/ed_curry You foment graciously, as ever any dying monster did rot.
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