On Mon, Jul 05, 2004 at 11:33:55AM -0400, Chris Metzler wrote:
> On Sun, 4 Jul 2004 20:13:17 +0200
> David Fokkema <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > I (think I) have read the previous thread about the license change, but
> > probably not good enough. Would someone care to explain to me what
> > ex
On Sun, 4 Jul 2004 20:13:17 +0200
David Fokkema <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> I (think I) have read the previous thread about the license change, but
> probably not good enough. Would someone care to explain to me what
> exactly is the fuss about the license change? I understand that XFree86
> has
On Mon, 05 Jul 2004 00:39:37 -
Thomas Dickey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> essentially it demands equal treatment - the notion of which is repugant
> to some people
While (as posts of mine in this list will demonstrate) I'm no big
fan of Slashdot, it's easy to see why you don't like it. From
Thomas Dickey wrote:
Paul Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
--=-=-=
Thomas Adam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
--- Paul Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
So is XOrg driver-compatible with xfree86?
What do you mean by "driver compatible"? The changes made are to the
modular tree (as you've read
Micha Feigin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Look for more detail in my other post, but essentially they also
> require you now to acknowledge their contribution along with any
> acknowledgment to other software distributed with it.
essentially it demands equal treatment - the notion of which is rep
Thomas Dickey wrote:
Bob Proulx <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Yes, that is correct. XFree86 changed their copyright recently and it
is no longer free. The major distros have dropped it due to the new
licensing restrictions. This is not a Debian specific. Here are some
slashdot articles on it.
Bob Proulx <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Yes, that is correct. XFree86 changed their copyright recently and it
> is no longer free. The major distros have dropped it due to the new
> licensing restrictions. This is not a Debian specific. Here are some
> slashdot articles on it.
citing slashdot
On Sun, Jul 04, 2004 at 08:13:17PM +0200, David Fokkema wrote:
> On Sun, Jul 04, 2004 at 11:13:52AM -0600, Bob Proulx wrote:
> > jack kinnon wrote:
> > > I'm not familiar with those licencing stuff. Does it
> > > mean that future software fr xfree86 will no more be
> > > free?
> >
> > Yes, that is
On Sun, Jul 04, 2004 at 07:07:41AM -0700, jack kinnon wrote:
> Hi,
> I'm not familiar with those licencing stuff. Does it
> mean that future software fr xfree86 will no more be
> free?
>
Xfree86 is still free and you can download the source at
www.xfree86.org.
I am not sure exactly what the prob
On Sun, Jul 04, 2004 at 11:13:52AM -0600, Bob Proulx wrote:
> jack kinnon wrote:
> > I'm not familiar with those licencing stuff. Does it
> > mean that future software fr xfree86 will no more be
> > free?
>
> Yes, that is correct. XFree86 changed their copyright recently and it
> is no longer fre
jack kinnon wrote:
> I'm not familiar with those licencing stuff. Does it
> mean that future software fr xfree86 will no more be
> free?
Yes, that is correct. XFree86 changed their copyright recently and it
is no longer free. The major distros have dropped it due to the new
licensing restriction
On Sun, Jul 04, 2004 at 07:07:41AM -0700, jack kinnon wrote:
> I have tried to search apt-get.org but it doesn't seem
> to work. It can't find even Debian packages I am
> currently using.
Apt-get.org is specifically for NON-STANDARD debs, that is, for
things that aren't in the current release str
Hi,
I'm not familiar with those licencing stuff. Does it
mean that future software fr xfree86 will no more be
free?
I have tried to search apt-get.org but it doesn't seem
to work. It can't find even Debian packages I am
currently using.
Looks like I have to stick with 4.3.0 for the moment.
How do
Paul Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> --=-=-=
> Thomas Adam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>> --- Paul Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>>> So is XOrg driver-compatible with xfree86?
>>
>> What do you mean by "driver compatible"? The changes made are to the
>> modular tree (as you've read
Micha Feigin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Sat, Jul 03, 2004 at 03:50:01PM -, Thomas Dickey wrote:
>> Micha Feigin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>> > If I am not mistaken the X version in debian, despite being 4.3 is more
>> > in the direction of a pre version of 4.4 (just before the license
Thomas Adam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> --- Paul Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>> So is XOrg driver-compatible with xfree86?
>
> What do you mean by "driver compatible"? The changes made are to the
> modular tree (as you've read by that link). Can you be more specific, or
> elaborate.
W
--- Paul Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> So is XOrg driver-compatible with xfree86?
What do you mean by "driver compatible"? The changes made are to the
modular tree (as you've read by that link). Can you be more specific, or
elaborate.
-- Thomas Adam
=
"The Linux Weekend Mechanic" --
Thomas Adam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> --- jack kinnon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> Hi folks,
>> Is Xfree86 4.4.0 available for Debian stable? If so,
>> how do I download a copy?
>
> Read this:
>
> http://lists.debian.org/debian-x/2004/debian-
On Sat, Jul 03, 2004 at 03:50:01PM -, Thomas Dickey wrote:
> Micha Feigin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > If I am not mistaken the X version in debian, despite being 4.3 is more
> > in the direction of a pre version of 4.4 (just before the license
> > change).
>
> no judging by the bug-repor
Micha Feigin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> If I am not mistaken the X version in debian, despite being 4.3 is more
> in the direction of a pre version of 4.4 (just before the license
> change).
no judging by the bug-reports. It's 4.3
--
Thomas E. Dickey
http://invisible-island.net
ftp://invisib
On Sat, Jul 03, 2004 at 10:55:27AM +0200, Kjetil Kjernsmo wrote:
> On fredag 2. juli 2004, 15:24, jack kinnon wrote:
> > Is Xfree86 4.4.0 available for Debian stable?
>
> Apart from that 4.4.0 has license problems and will probably not go into
> Debian in any form, the answe
On fredag 2. juli 2004, 15:24, jack kinnon wrote:
> Is Xfree86 4.4.0 available for Debian stable?
Apart from that 4.4.0 has license problems and will probably not go into
Debian in any form, the answer to such question is usually a search on
apt-get.org. If you can't find it there, th
--- jack kinnon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi folks,
> Is Xfree86 4.4.0 available for Debian stable? If so,
> how do I download a copy?
Read this:
http://lists.debian.org/debian-x/2004/debian-x-200403/msg03376.html (and
follow-ups)
-- Thomas Adam
=
"The Li
Hi folks,
Is Xfree86 4.4.0 available for Debian stable? If so,
how do I download a copy?
Cheers
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