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Re: X license.
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Borg)
Wed Nov 20 03:35:32 1996
Date: Wed, 20 Nov 1996 00:32:54 -0800
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Eric Smith wrote:
......
> The X window system is not covered by the GPL. Its license is much less
> restrictive. There is nothing in it that prevents vendors from distributing
> modified binaries, withholding their source code, and prohibiting
> redistribution.
Thanks for the elaborations. I just didn't know that
X Consortium license was so "tolerant".
Otto Hammersmith wrote:
> X-Inside changes the X server, does not distribute those changes, and
> charges for a binary version... Red Hat recompiles XFree, doesn't
> change anything (significant), and distributes source code. Seems
> quite different to me.
I actually never thought about it. I think it's unfair
unless X Inside and others at least make donations to
Xfree.org. But Xfree.org can always change their license,
right?
Regards,
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