On Fri, Mar 26, 2004 at 07:44:49AM -0500, Francois Isabelle wrote: > Is that what's happening ? > 1 - XFree86 changed licensing, which introduced some GPL compatibility > issues and some deviations to debian DFSG(debian free software > guidelines). > 2 - Some are arguing that the new licensing is NOT GPL incompatible, but > nobody argues that it is not deviating from DFSG > 3 - Xorg forked XFree86 due to these licensing considerations > 4 - Debian will NOT include XFree86 4.4 components > 5 - Other Linux's distributions MIGTH include Xfree86 4.4 > 6 - Other Linux's distributions WILL include Xorg > 7 - Debian MIGHT include Xorg, MIGHT include XFree86 4.4 in non-free or > similar
Debian will include freedesktop.org's xlibs/xserver/et al, assuming nothing spectacular happens. > 8 - End users / developpers / distribution packagers WILL end up > confused, free software activist will end up frustrated and I WILL NOT > understand why this FORK took place anyway. It's quite simple: XFree86 made their software unsustainable with the new license. > - I'm not sure they have sufficient resources to provide the quality > level we've come to expect from the XFree86 team. I think they have better resources than XFree86. > - I think a FORK is a really bad thing especially on projects > that large, how can contributors enhance BOTH projects... wasted work I > beleive. That's your opinion. > - Even if free software is taking up over proprietary stuff, there are > external forces that are hitting free software day after day, why MUST > the free software community hit itself from the INSIDE ? I don't know. Ask those who decided to change the licence. > Please, correct me if I'm wrong. But don't spend too much time on point > '8' , I know I'm right about this one. OK, I won't bother arguing. Saves me time anyway. And the disk-space issue is fixed. -- Daniel Stone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Debian: the universal operating system http://www.debian.org
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