Re: Question on X and new license...
On Thu, Feb 26, 2004 at 11:57:44AM -0800, Chris Waters wrote:
> > > * Code that forms part of the XFree86 SDK, a driver development kit
> > > (which there has been some work to package for Debian) *is* under the
> > > X-Oz license, and would prohibit the development of GPL-licensed
> > > drivers for the XFree86 X server.
>
> > Mmm, i would like to look into this, and see if i can manage to get
> > those files changed if needed. Also, you only would need to dual-licence
> > those drivers under the GPL and the X-Oz licence, which would not be an
> > all that bad thing politically.
>
> Dual-licensing would defeat the purpose of GPLing the drivers, i.e. it
> would open them up to proprietary exploitation by others.
Well, if you are going to write drivers which cannot be used by the
XFree86 project, it is understandable that they won't go to an effort to
make you writing them easy.
Friendly,
Sven Luther
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