> > spend huge amounts on lawyers) Mandrake will go under. Not "could", but
> > "will".
>
> Well, instead of speculating, it's maybe time to actually consult a
> lawyer for this type of issues. This kind of discussion will occur more
> often as media companies tend to sit on their property, or what they think
> should be their property. Companies which do their legal homework will
> eventually get an edge over the ones that drastically avoid difficult
> issues out of fear to be sued to oblivion. This doesn't mean I don't
> believe Geoff made a wise decision (see below) but it should not be his
> decision in the first place. Some day, something will escape scrutiny and
> slip through.
Putting it knowing that it should be legal to do so does not mean that
we do not risk getting sued. (And that's *assuming* that it's really legal
to do so).
If someone can secure some sort of licensing for xmatrix then sure we'd be
glad to put it in, otherwise, it's going to be kept out of the package.
I'm sorry we have to be harsh about this but that's the way it is, we can't
really afford to get into legal trouble.
-- Geoff.
