Frank Neumann writes ("Re: Bug#4078: lynx should be in `contrib'"): ... > So I'd say: Both XForms and LyX go into non-free. Compiling/linking LyX > statically doesn't change this point, IMHO.
LyX and the XForms binary do not need to go into non-free because AFAIAA[1] their distribution is not restricted. Ian. [1] As Far As I Am Aware.