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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. 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")!