From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from cthulhu.engr.sgi.com (cthulhu.engr.sgi.com [192.26.80.2]) by neteng.engr.sgi.com (980427.SGI.8.8.8/970903.SGI.AUTOCF) via ESMTP id QAA86901 for ; Tue, 13 Apr 1999 16:24:38 -0700 (PDT) Return-Path: Received: (from majordomo-owner@localhost) by cthulhu.engr.sgi.com (980427.SGI.8.8.8/970903.SGI.AUTOCF) id QAA38208 for linux-list; Tue, 13 Apr 1999 16:24:16 -0700 (PDT) mail_from (owner-linux@relay.engr.sgi.com) Received: from sgi.com (sgi.engr.sgi.com [192.26.80.37]) by cthulhu.engr.sgi.com (980427.SGI.8.8.8/970903.SGI.AUTOCF) via ESMTP id QAA17712 for ; Tue, 13 Apr 1999 16:24:15 -0700 (PDT) mail_from (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk) Received: from snowcrash.cymru.net (snowcrash.cymru.net [163.164.160.3]) by sgi.com (980327.SGI.8.8.8-aspam/980304.SGI-aspam: SGI does not authorize the use of its proprietary systems or networks for unsolicited or bulk email from the Internet.) via ESMTP id QAA04102 for ; Tue, 13 Apr 1999 16:24:13 -0700 (PDT) mail_from (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk) Received: from the-village.bc.nu (lightning.swansea.uk.linux.org [194.168.151.1]) by snowcrash.cymru.net (8.8.7/8.7.1) with SMTP id AAA11351; Wed, 14 Apr 1999 00:24:03 +0100 Received: by the-village.bc.nu (Smail3.1.29.1 #2) id m10XDMf-0007TvC; Wed, 14 Apr 99 01:17 BST Message-Id: From: alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk (Alan Cox) Subject: Re: Resources in X11 port To: miguel@nuclecu.unam.mx (Miguel de Icaza) Date: Wed, 14 Apr 1999 01:17:12 +0100 (BST) Cc: adisaacs@mtu.edu, alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk, linux@cthulhu.engr.sgi.com In-Reply-To: <199904131720.MAA27201@metropolis.nuclecu.unam.mx> from "Miguel de Icaza" at Apr 13, 99 12:20:49 pm Content-Type: text Sender: owner-linux@cthulhu.engr.sgi.com Precedence: bulk > > That doesn't prevent someone from providing a driver under a different > > license (very possibly including the XFree86 code under that license), > > but a driver not under an X license will not become part of XFree86. > > Fork time! That is a very good reason for not doing so From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Message-ID: From: alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk (Alan Cox) Subject: Re: Resources in X11 port Date: Wed, 14 Apr 1999 01:17:12 +0100 (BST) In-Reply-To: <199904131720.MAA27201@metropolis.nuclecu.unam.mx> from "Miguel de Icaza" at Apr 13, 99 12:20:49 pm Content-Type: text Sender: owner-linux@cthulhu.engr.sgi.com To: Miguel de Icaza Cc: adisaacs@mtu.edu, alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk, linux@cthulhu.engr.sgi.com Message-ID: <19990414001712.zObXpf2t00KY48jhH0Ca6NpVHa9fGPvF7YC-jSTiTdY@z> > > That doesn't prevent someone from providing a driver under a different > > license (very possibly including the XFree86 code under that license), > > but a driver not under an X license will not become part of XFree86. > > Fork time! That is a very good reason for not doing so