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From: "Pedro F. Giffuni" <pfgiffun@bachue.usc.unal.edu.co>
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Jason C. Wells wrote:
> 
> TOG owns X since MIT gave it to them. TOG establishes the licensing.
> Xfree86 uses what TOG puts out. As long as Xfree86 is happy with the
> licensing it will remain under the MIT license which is pretty BSDish.
> 
It is not exactly equal, in the FSF site they recommend the MIT licnese
over the BSD license for some obscure reason Mr. Stallman didn't care to
explain.

As I said before, I saw an attempt (GRX) to re-release some fonts from
the X11R3 or X11R4 under GPL, but it seemed like the license didn't
permit this.

> I suppose someone _could_ release their own GPLed X. In fact...
> 
> I hereby announce the release of GPL X. Download it from Xfree86 but don't
> use it commercially. You can download the license from the FSF. If you
> have any questions contact someone else. This is truly a great advance for
> free softare. :) </quip>
> 
> Catchya Later,          |       Give me UNIX or give me a typewriter.
> Jason Wells             |       http://www.freebsd.org/

GPL'd X11 ??? I also prefer a typewriter :-)

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