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XFree86 Alters License

Posted by michael on from the two-steps-forward-three-steps-back dept.

kinema writes "According to the XFree86 announcement starting with XFree86 v4.4.0-RC3 there will be a new license. There are some worries that these changes might be incompatible with the GPL." The FSF has a good page about the problems with BSD-style advertising clauses, which ironically uses XFree86's old license as an example of one to emulate.

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  1. yep... by pb · · Score: 0, Troll

    The new license contains an advertising clause. I wonder if their recent merger has something to do with this...

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  2. Re:Why this is a problem by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Troll

    Whoo-hoo! Wouldn't this be great? The FSF ironically hoist by its own petard in feeling pressure from an uncomfortably-licensed (from their point of view) yet essential body of software! I'll bring the beer to the party (and yes, it'll be FREE BEER as in "FREE BEER")!

  3. easy solution by bmedwar · · Score: 0, Troll

    Get rid of the moronic, freedom-strangling GPL. The new X license is more sane than GPL.

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  4. Re:eh by psyberjedi · · Score: 0, Troll

    now that was funny. somebody moderate this man FUNNY come on, HELP A BROTHA OUT.

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  5. Re:It's a problem by Lumpy · · Score: 0, Troll

    Companies say the GPL is anti-commercial, but the free OS with the most commercial interest is GNU/Linux.

    you mis-spoke yourself there...

    you need to say clueless-Companies say the GPL is anti-commercial.

    and usually they are companies or individuals that have no skills to create anything new are are only interested in repackinging something for free and claiming it as their own.

    Many MANY companies and developers embrace the GPL as the great thing it is and understand how to use it to their advantage while keeping their super secret decoder ring hidden from view.

    Remember Anti-GPL = clueless or thief... as they are interested in only stealing something for nothing, or really do not have the capability to understnad the GPL.

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