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On Fri, 2004-02-27 at 05:25, John Nilsson wrote: |
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> I think you are wrong. ;) I think it *can* be argued sensibly. For these |
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> reasons. |
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> 1. Virtually all operating systems today ships with some GUI. |
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...and XFree86 4.3.x does not fit this bill? |
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> 2. GNU (as in Gnu Public License) seems to regard the X Windows System |
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> as a core system component. |
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X Windows System != XFree86 |
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> All you *need* for a linux based operating system is linux and a static |
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> binary called /sbin/init. Clearly the "Base system" referred to in GPL |
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> extends to more than that. |
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Actually, you don't need init to get "Linux" at all. Following the same |
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path, you need nothing more than a kernel to have "Linux" at all. Now, |
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to have an actual working system, you generally need the kernel, an init |
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system, a few libraries (like glibc, uclib, etc) and a shell. |
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> Even though I argue for compatibility, I still think it is correct to |
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> not ship XFree86. Mostly because Gentoo would and the OSS world would be |
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> far better of with a more "geekish" and open development of the X11 |
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> implementation. |
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Gentoo is not going to stop shipping XFree86, as that would be asinine. |
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Rather we are simply not adding the NEW OFFENDING versions to portage. |
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There is a dramatic difference between the two. |
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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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