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(Forgot to CC: the list, then Mozilla decided to circular-file the sent |
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Matthew Kennedy wrote: |
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>>This partuclar part seems promising. Can't we treat XFree as a major |
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>>system component? I think that most of the packages in GRP set are |
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>>built with X in USE and XFree86 itself is distributed on the 2 Set CD |
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>>by default. I think it would be reasonable to treat graphical |
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>>envirnment a major componet. |
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> But it isn't a major component (often one will use Gentoo for a server |
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> OS). I don't think we should be squirming our way through some |
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> dubious change in semantics to fit in with their new and incompatible |
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> license. |
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Yes, it is a major component. Nay, it is a critical component. Without a |
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GUI, we may as well write our source code on toilet paper and distribute |
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it to the developers to be used appropriately. |
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Graphical User Environment = Market Acceptance. Period. |
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Stewart Honsberger |
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Gentoo Developer |
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http://www.snerk.org/ |
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