Martin Bochnig wrote:
Remember XFree vs. Xorg:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XFree86#Licensing_controversy
Question: Which distribution of whatever UNIX/lin-UX has not moved to Xorg?
They all have neglected XFree ...
The fact this thread exists at all is proof that we've learned the #1
lesson of the Rise and Fall of XFree86 - changing your license by
executive fiat without any prior notice or consultation with your
community is deadly to open source projects. They could have survived
the license issue if they'd been willing to talk to their community,
but it just topped off a series of "We're going to do what the few
core people want, everyone else can help us or get out of our way"
decisions that convinced most everyone else to go away.
--
-Alan Coopersmith- [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sun Microsystems, Inc. - X Window System Engineering
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