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  • From: Eric Schabell <eschabell AT sourcemage.org>
  • To: SourceMage GNU/Linux Discuss <sm-discuss AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [SM-Discuss] license of xfree86
  • Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2004 20:22:37 +0100

> > The XFree86 Project, Inc. changed license of Xfree86 from 1.0 to 1.1
> > http://www.xfree86.org/legal/licenses
> > There are some problems with it. Developers of Linux distributions refuse
> > to include new xfree86 to their distributions.
> > For example Debian
> > http://freedesktop.org/pipermail/x-packagers/2004-February/000003.html or
> > RedHat
> > http://freedesktop.org/pipermail/x-packagers/2004-February/000004.html or
> > Mandrake
> > http://archives.mandrakelinux.com/cooker/2004-02/msg04636.php
> >
> > - lace -
> >
> >
> I think, that we must follow the path of Debian, because the project has in
> some way
> the same ideals and goals as Debian. But as always the last word is from
> the project
> leader and the main developers.
> --
You know the nice thing about our distro, is that we can offer this
spell in z-rejected! ;-)

License warning and all, leaving it up to users what they do with it.

Thoughts?

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