Re: The real problem with the XFree86 license and a possible solution
Vincent <[email protected]>
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On Fri, Apr 09, 2004 at 10:15:02PM -0500, Vincent wrote: > The problem > =========== > > In an earlier posting, John Bradford summarized three big debates on > the issue: > > > On Tue, Mar 09, 2004 at 09:52:32AM +0000, John Bradford wrote: > > ...there are three big debates happening: > > 1) What this means for GPL-licensed software who reuses X code or links > > dynamically or statically to X libraries > > 2) Whether the credits clause is a good idea for the long-term viability > > of the Project or not > > 3) The problems that both the GPL issue and the credits clause raise for > > distributors who wish to package XFree86 for their distribution > Correction: It apparently was Ryan Underwood who listed the three debates. I got it from a reply from John Bradford and apparently got the names backward. My apologies. - Vincent