Re: License issues

On 9 Mar 2004, Juliusz Chroboczek wrote:

> DD> The licensing *policy* has not changed.  XFree86 has exercised the
> DD> same freedom of licensing choice that it has been offering its
> DD> contributors for some time.

> You keep ignoring one important objection to the licence change.

> A lot of the XFree86 code has been contributed under the XFree86
> licence by people who were acting under the assumption that their code
> would remain under the old licence.

> The licencing change has apparently been decided single handedly by
> you, without consulting most contributors (for my part, I learnt about
> the change from the press).

> I believe this to be a case of mis-governance.  Until this question is
> settled, it will be difficult for many contributors (including myself)
> to trust the XFree86 governing body (i.e. you).

That you contributed code that would end up under XFree86's license, and
that you are objecting now, simply means that, at the time, you did not
wish to be specifically recognised for your contributions.  So, simply
submit a change that is more in line with your current intent.

As to "governance" (of X), that's a commercial concept.  Please see our
mission statement.

Marc.

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