[vox-tech] XFree86 4.4.0 non-GPL compatible

Rick Moen vox-tech@lists.lugod.org
Mon, 1 Mar 2004 08:07:38 -0800


Quoting Peter Jay Salzman (p@dirac.org):

[very cogent and valuable explanation of problems resulting from the 
new XFree86 1.1 licence]

> the good news (i think) is that only the client xfree86 libraries have
> the new 1.1 license change.  the server does not.

_So far._  It's not very reassuring that the licensing change happened
suddenly and without them consulting with anyone.  I think most people's 
concern is that the camel's nose is in the tent.

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