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Re: [gNewSense-users] xfont-core and GLX Public License


From: Edianer
Subject: Re: [gNewSense-users] xfont-core and GLX Public License
Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2007 08:48:18 +0100

Hmm, that's a problem, we have many important packages with GLX Public
License or SGI Free Software License B code.
e.g.
http://bugs.gnewsense.org/Bugs/00125
http://bugs.gnewsense.org/Bugs/00122
and others they are marked as free.

On Nov 12, 2007 9:35 PM, Kevin Dean <address@hidden> wrote:
> I recieved feedback from address@hidden today regarding the GLX
> Public License:
>
> The GLX Public License is non-free because of section 7 (and maybe
> others). It terminates if your use of the software infringes copyrights
> or patents which are not SGI's (or whoever is the copyright holder).
> This is problematic for the same reason as discussed on
> <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-list.html> for the SGI Free
> Software License B, which is similar to the GLX Public License.
>
> This means that the source package for xorg-server has non-free in the
> following files:
> GL/glx/glxext.c
> hw/dmx/glxProxy/glxext.c
>
> and therefore CONFIRMS bug 129 (http://bugs.gnewsense.org/Bugs/00129).
>
> Any programmers out there have any clue how this will impact the distro?
>
> -Kevin
>
>
>
>
> On Nov 5, 2007 11:09 AM, Kevin Dean <address@hidden> wrote:
> > No, the FSF has not sent me any more information regarding this license.
> >
> > -Kevin
> >
> >
> > On 11/5/07, Edianer <address@hidden> wrote:
> > > Hi Kevin, do you got now a response from address@hidden
> > >
> > > Edi
> > >
> > > On 10/30/07, Kevin Dean <address@hidden> wrote:
> > > > The GLX Public License is "Unverified" thus far. I THINK it is Free
> > > > Software, but I'm not 100% sure.
> > > >
> > > > I suggested on an earlier thread about this license to contact
> > > > address@hidden I've now taken the time to do that myself.
> > > >
> > > > I haven't gotten a responce, but should anyone else need info the
> > > > message was assigned an ID of "[gnu.org #346281]".
> > > >
> > > > Hopefully we can get this put to rest AND have an additional license
> > > > added to the FSF/GNU.org list for future PFV work.
> > > >
> > > > -Kevin Dean
> > > >
> > > > On 10/30/07, Edi Granado <address@hidden> wrote:
> > > > > Hi,
> > > > >
> > > > > * I'm not sure about xfonts-core. The copyright file is not 
> > > > > meaningful to me:
> > > > > http://changelogs.ubuntu.com/changelogs/pool/main/x/xfonts-core/xfonts-core_6.8.2.1-5/copyright
> > > > >
> > > > > The file includes (i'm not 100% sure) xfonts-100dpi, xfonts-75dpi,
> > > > > xfonts-scalable, xfonts-base which they are free.
> > > > >
> > > > > * Is the GLX Public License free?
> > > > >
> > > > >
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