Re: [Bug 6765] Re: X.org: material under GLX Public License and SGI Free Software License B is not DFSG-free

2008-05-08 Thread Carsten Agger
> On Thu, 2008-05-08 at 08:57 +, Carsten Agger wrote: > > Would there be problems with a rewrite if its done by people who have > looked at the problem code in question (eg, most of the relevent people > here)? (anyone got a thought?) > kk > > Not if the new code is obviously not based on the o

Re: [Bug 6765] Re: X.org: material under GLX Public License and SGI Free Software License B is not DFSG-free

2008-05-08 Thread KarlGoetz
On Thu, 2008-05-08 at 08:57 +, Carsten Agger wrote: > A quick status: > > > Regarding a relicensing, Daniel Stone added that the cost for SGI to do > so would be "non-trivial": A pity, but not supprising. > B) > If this is unsuccessful, estimate the time needed for at rewrite - estimate

[Bug 6765] Re: X.org: material under GLX Public License and SGI Free Software License B is not DFSG-free

2008-05-08 Thread Carsten Agger
A quick status: I have contacted Branden Robinson who used to work on this in Debian but still haven't heard from him - he's probably no longer the right person at Debian to contact concerning this problem. The X.org project has been contacted as to their opinion of the problem and the chances og