Re: X (was Re: GGI Project Unhappy On Linux)

Alexander L. Belikoff (abel@bfr.co.il)
26 Mar 1998 17:39:02 +0300


Bernhard Rosenkraenzer <linux@linux.net.eu.org> writes:

>
> On 26 Mar 1998, Linus Torvalds wrote:
>
> There are a few problems with X, one major issue being that it is no
> longer free software (AFAIK the Open Group decided to make X11R6.4 free
> for non-commercial use only). If we want Linux to have a chance anywhere

Not that the following has to do anything with Linux kernel, but it is
worth being mentioned. I've just checked the X11 6.4 license at:

http://www.camb.opengroup.org/x/r6.4doc/relnotes/relnotes.htm

and it looks the same as before. There is nothing about the project
commercialization...

-- 
Alexander L. Belikoff
Bloomberg LP / BFM Financial Research Ltd.
abel@bfr.co.il

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