Re: misfits

On Sun, 4 Apr 2004, Andrew C Aitchison wrote:

> 2) Much as I believe that the licence change was only a clarification
> and right, it appears that it has made XFree86 irrelevant.

Irrelevant to whom?  Like most, you make an assumption that this project exists
to service those who would make money off of it, or even merely use the
software.  It doesn't, and never has.  It has always been the case that the
project provides an avenue through which developers can scratch their itches.

... And those who have benefitted from a free ride are understandably miffed.

Marc.

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