Re: Relicensing the code tree

On Sat, Feb 21, 2004 at 12:53:25PM +0200, [email protected] wrote:
> Hi everyone,
> I want to know if there is any interest in a relicencing project for the 
> xserver (and/or xlibs)?
> This question is only prompted by the change of the current XFree86 license, 
> but the true reason is their licensing policy up till now - to accept patches 
> and contributions with varying licenses [1]. (I hate license promiscuity! [2]  
> Brings complications and license fights.)
> Is there any project for bringing some order to the licensing situation?
> Or hope for a project? Or any positive thought for such a project?
> I know it will be a daunting task given the need to contact many contributors -
>  developers and firms. (and I have some idea for the timescale for this quest, 
> given the Mozilla experience). But I do get the feeling that this is necessary.

xlibs and xserver are licensed under the MIT/X11 license, which is
completely free of any license-related problems, and GPL-compatible.

-- 
Daniel Stone                                            <[email protected]>
freedesktop.org: powering your desktop                http://www.freedesktop.org

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