Ok, That screesaver is gone... someone took it out to protect Mandrake.
Moderator, Please Kill this Thread! Enough already! Patrick Frederic Crozat wrote: >On Thu, 25 Apr 2002 08:31:39 +0200, Alan wrote: > >>On Wednesday 24 April 2002 06:12 am, Frederic Crozat wrote: >> >>>On Wed, 24 Apr 2002 15:02:25 +0200, Geoffrey Lee wrote: >>> >>>>/* snip */ >>>> >>>>>UNIX? >>>>> >>>>>Anyway, why don't you ask Geoffrey Lee why he removed the xmatrix >>>>>hack. From rpm -q --changelog xscreensaver: >>>>> >>>>>* Don Feb 15 2001 Geoffrey Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>>>3.28-3mdk >>>>> >>>>>- Remove the xmatrix screensaver as there are copyright problems. >>>>> >>>>Oh my gosh. I was the one who removed it? >>>> >>>>That was about a year ago, I'm aware that it was removed but I didn't >>>>know that it was me ... :-) >>>> >>>>If you are asking my brain for details now, it's pretty sketchy. I >>>>think I got an alert from someone that we might have potential >>>>problems with the xmatrix screensaver, and convinced me to remove it. >>>> >>>Guys, wake up.. >>> >>>Is it really hard to understand that xmatrix is really a non-licensed >>>use of "The Matrix" artwork ? >>> >>What artwork? I did not understand you can copyright the look of a >>screen. >>If that is the case, then you better remove "lament" because it is taken >>directly from the Hellraiser movies and "starwars" because it is taken >>from the opening credits of the Star Wars films. >> >>>If Jamie or other distributions don't care, fine.. But we DO care, we >>>don't want to get sued.. That is why xmatrix was removed and there is >>>no plan to put it back (except if you get a royalted free license for >>>commercial distribution of xmatrix from "The Matrix" artwork authors..) >>> >>There is no "artwork" involved. it is a character set. >> >>I think you guys are overracting. >> > >No, I think you are overreacting.. > >
