Re: [fdo] xorg-xf86-input-keyboard license

2019-10-27 Thread Alan Coopersmith
[I've cc'ed the xorg mailing list, where this is a much more on-topic question than the freedesktop general mailing list.] On 10/27/19 6:12 AM, 布施 博明 wrote: Hello I am developing X application now I have one question about xorg-xf86-input-keyboard license Why do you care about the server lic

Re: [fdo] xorg-xf86-input-keyboard license

2019-10-27 Thread Alan Coopersmith
On 10/27/19 10:07 AM, Alan DuBoff wrote: On Sun, October 27, 2019 9:37 am, Alan Coopersmith wrote: Why do you care about the server license if you're writing an application (i.e. a client)? Not the OP, but I will tell you why it is important. You explained the GPL, which I well understand,

Re: [fdo] xorg-xf86-input-keyboard license

2019-10-27 Thread Alan DuBoff
On Sun, 27 Oct 2019, Alan Coopersmith wrote: You explained the GPL, which I well understand, but not why someone working on client software cares about the license of something on the server side. GPL does not require clients to follow the licensing conditions of servers they connect to. Why s

Re: [fdo] xorg-xf86-input-keyboard license

2019-10-27 Thread Alan DuBoff
On Sun, 27 Oct 2019, Alan Coopersmith wrote: GPL does not require clients to follow the licensing conditions of servers they connect to. In regard to this point, I will just point out that I advocate the use of GPL as a form of protection, and the input drivers should fall into that category.

Re: [fdo] xorg-xf86-input-keyboard license

2019-10-27 Thread Alan DuBoff
On Sun, October 27, 2019 9:37 am, Alan Coopersmith wrote: > Why do you care about the server license if you're writing an application > (i.e. a client)? Not the OP, but I will tell you why it is important. GPL, as you know, is put in place to protect the opensource aspect of the code, and as such