On Sun, 2019-10-27 at 09:37 -0700, Alan Coopersmith wrote:
> We should probably delete lnx_kbd.c, both to give license clarity and to stop
> people from thinking it's a useful driver to have on Linux systems any more.
>
> If you're building the X server for a Linux box you want either the
On Sun, October 27, 2019 9:37 am, Alan Coopersmith wrote:
> Why do you care about the server license if you're writing an application
> (i.e. a client)?
Not the OP, but I will tell you why it is important. GPL, as you know, is
put in place to protect the opensource aspect of the code, and as such
On Sun, 27 Oct 2019, Alan Coopersmith wrote:
GPL does not require clients to follow the licensing conditions of
servers they connect to.
In regard to this point, I will just point out that I advocate the use of
GPL as a form of protection, and the input drivers should fall into that
On Sun, 27 Oct 2019, Alan Coopersmith wrote:
You explained the GPL, which I well understand, but not why someone
working on client software cares about the license of something on
the server side. GPL does not require clients to follow the licensing
conditions of servers they connect to.
Why
On 10/27/19 10:07 AM, Alan DuBoff wrote:
On Sun, October 27, 2019 9:37 am, Alan Coopersmith wrote:
Why do you care about the server license if you're writing an application
(i.e. a client)?
Not the OP, but I will tell you why it is important.
You explained the GPL, which I well understand,
[I've cc'ed the xorg mailing list, where this is a much more on-topic question
than the freedesktop general mailing list.]
On 10/27/19 6:12 AM, 布施 博明 wrote:
Hello
I am developing X application now
I have one question about xorg-xf86-input-keyboard license
Why do you care about the server
