I totally agree with Alan...

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On Mon, 4 Oct 1999, Alan Cox wrote:

> > >As long as the API and/or messaging protocol are open spec, then anyone 
> > >can write their own library.  X is an example, XFree uses opensource 
> > >license, metrox and accelx used closed.  Same function, same result, but 
> > >they had to write their own library. 
> 
> [Equally a server]
> 
> > Actually they wouldn't have had to if they didn't want to. The XFree license
> > permits closed source use.
> 
> Indeed. And while LGPL might be better in some ways than the BSD license X
> wouldnt be where it is today had it had a GPL library
> 
> 

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