On Tue, Jun 18, 2002 at 09:53:14 +0200, "Beerse, Corni" wrote: > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Thomas Chadwick [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > Just wondering why the Xvnc source has not been integrated > > into the XFree86 > > source tree? Is it because it is an "incomplete" X server in > > that it lacks > > the viewer piece? Come to think of it, if that's the case, > > then can't you > > somehow pair it with the vncviewer X client to make it a "complete" X > > server? > > > > I think of several reasons: > First of all, they have not found Xvnc.
Rubbish. > Xvnc is a replacement for XFree, the are both Xservers. > > XFree is a demonstration project (at least, that's how it started) just to > give an idea of an implementation for an XServer. A demonstration project? I'm on the Core Team at XFree86 and you've no idea how it started. It was very far from a demonstration project. > If you mean that XFree comes with a lot of tools like xterm and even a > window manager like twm then that's just the distribution. You can make a > similar distribution with Xvnc. > > There can also be something like a license conflict, you should not bundle 2 > packages with different license types, specially if both packages are free > and easy to mix. XFree86 will not import GPL code. Alan. _______________________________________________ VNC-List mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list
