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On Fri, 2004-02-27 at 05:56, Tom Wesley wrote: |
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> I believe that this point is void - Microsoft Office license will not allow distribution without payment to MS. XFree's will. |
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No, Xfree86's will not... the difference is MS wants money, XFree86 |
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wants attribution. Both are "payment" for their work. |
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> It is argued that XFree is a core component of a Linux desktop, and therefore qualifies for the exemption in the GPL, similar to Win32 versions of Gaim linking to core components of Windows. (I imagine that it must, on some level, link to the graphics rendering libraries?) |
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Once again, *XFree86* is not a core component of ANYTHING, though *X* |
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may be. |
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Chris Gianelloni |
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Developer, Gentoo Linux |
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Games Team |
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Is your power animal a penguin? |
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