Subject: Re: XFree86 4.4.0 has been released
To: Marc Recht <recht@netbsd.org>
From: Hubert Feyrer <hubert@feyrer.de>
List: tech-x11
Date: 03/01/2004 14:28:40
On Mon, 1 Mar 2004, Marc Recht wrote:
> Shouldn't the implactions of the new license not be discussed first? I
> didn't analyzed it yet, but from the news reports   I get the impression
> that there are serious issues with it - which keep (at least) OpenBSD,
> Debian, Gentoo, RedHat, Mandrake and SuSE from importing it into their
> tree/distribution.

As far as I've heared, the only thing added was the advertisement clause
("If you use our product, please say so in docs etc.").

I think one can hardly deny that to someone whose work you use, and refuse
to give them the credits where they are due.

 - Hubert

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Hubert Feyrer <hubert@feyrer.de>