[vox-tech] Can't get RedHat Enterprise AS to Install (XFree 4.3.0 doesn't support Radeon 9800)

[Ken Bloom]

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On 2004.02.29 18:32, Mike Simons wrote:
> On Fri, Feb 27, 2004 at 07:18:38PM -0800, Jim Lowman wrote:
> Xfree86 4.4.0 does have support for the Radeon 9800 video card...
> however it seems that XFree86 recently (Jan 29) decided to change the
> license on the X server to be GPL incompatible.  Depending on how
> the various distributions deal with with this it may take a while for
> that card to work in most distros.
>=20
> http://xfree86.org/legal/licenses.html
> =3D=3D=3D
> What about GPL-compatibility?
>=20
> 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.
> =3D=3D=3D

How exactly does GPL incompatibility cause a problem for the distros?

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