From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 19584 invoked from network); 20 Feb 2004 15:10:17 +0000 Received: from smtp.gentoo.org (128.193.0.39) by eagle.gentoo.oregonstate.edu with DES-CBC3-SHA encrypted SMTP; 20 Feb 2004 15:10:17 +0000 Received: from lists.gentoo.org ([128.193.0.34] helo=eagle.gentoo.org) by smtp.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.24) id 1AuCID-0005HM-8w for arch-gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org; Fri, 20 Feb 2004 15:10:17 +0000 Received: (qmail 28917 invoked by uid 50004); 20 Feb 2004 15:10:16 +0000 Mailing-List: contact gentoo-dev-help@gentoo.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org Received: (qmail 7325 invoked from network); 20 Feb 2004 15:10:16 +0000 From: Nathaniel McCallum To: gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org In-Reply-To: <20040220153624.13c9104a.daniel.armyr@home.se> References: <1076987863.15233.27.camel@localhost> <40351F0F.9020705@gossamer-threads.com> <1077223484.28853.8.camel@localhost> <20040220153624.13c9104a.daniel.armyr@home.se> Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="=-d9+7wpRthi25fq2Naxi+" Message-Id: <1077289801.5458.17.camel@luther.natemccallum.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.4.5 Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2004 10:10:01 -0500 Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] No XFree86 w/ new license X-Archives-Salt: 5bbf7c20-39b6-40cd-9def-342dafe15e37 X-Archives-Hash: ed51617fd94047f3922325d27a606d8d --=-d9+7wpRthi25fq2Naxi+ Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Fri, 2004-02-20 at 09:36, Daniel Armyr wrote: > > I imagine something usable will crop up, if enough people are > > dissatisfied with the status quo. >=20 > If the status quoe is that no Linux distro will include any version of XF= ree beyond 4.3, yeah a few of us will be mildly unsatisfied. To say the lea= st.=20 >=20 One of the most important things to realize in this is the importance of what the developers do. For instance, if distros just roll over and accept the possible license problems, then users wont get upset with xfree. If users don't get upset with xfree86.org, then we will have the same stagnant development we have always had. On the other hand, if we developers (and the distros) make a stink, it will upset users. Upset users will either force xfree86 to change its ways, or will cause forks. Forks create competition, and both competition and pressure from users will create better innovation, which means a better X for users.=20 THEREFORE: Get mad all you want, just make sure you point the frustration at Xfree86. That will result in a better linux GUI experience for us all! Nathaniel --=-d9+7wpRthi25fq2Naxi+ Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQBANiNIZqtfQECNMsoRAv6uAKClc+QSG653T7tW8PTaRyN0n87+ygCfaEWj bKjiPFp1/p2euGQKL+9CReE= =nMp+ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-d9+7wpRthi25fq2Naxi+--