Thomas Dickey wrote:
Paul Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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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
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
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 the
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
exactly is
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
change).
Paul Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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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
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
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
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 restrictions.
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 free. The
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 problem
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 correct.
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
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.
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
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, the answer
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 answer to such question
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
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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-reports. It's
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-x-200403/msg03376.html (and
follow-ups)
So is XOrg driver
--- 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.
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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.
Will XF86
Hi folks,
Is Xfree86 4.4.0 available for Debian stable? If so,
how do I download a copy?
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--- 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)
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