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From: Alan Cox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Bradley D. LaRonde <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Monday, October 04, 1999 4:30 PM
Subject: Re: Request for comments - Microwindows
> > > In the longer term XFree86 has gained by the fact vendors wont ship
binary
> > > only kit. Its now at the point that 'Linux' is a question big vendors
ask
> > > and that 'no' costs you bulk sales
> >
> > I don't understand. What do you mean?
>
> "I want to make Linux support an XYZ card"
> "Im sorry we only allow binary drivers"
> "oh goodbye"
>
> [nowdays]
>
> "Hi majorvendor foo purchasing here we want to source 50,000 XYZ cards"
> "Oh great yes, expenses paid lunch coming right up"
> "We do want Linux support as we may be certifying our stuff for Linux"
> "Oh.. umm. I need to talk to the boss"
>
> And vendors are changing policy for these kind of reasons
So if I'm understanding you right, you are saying that we might have an
opportunity with Micro* to do something similar, but only if we GPL the
server part (or maybe LGPL?), but definately not MPL it. Is that right?
Regards,
Brad