OT: New XFree license?

[Jerry McBride]

On Wednesday 18 February 2004 08:22 pm, Ken Moffat wrote:
> Collins Richey wrote:
> >On Wed, 18 Feb 2004 08:46:41 -0600
> >
> >Michael Hipp <Michael at Hipp.com> wrote:
> >>Does anyone have a good take on what the problems are with the new
> >>XFree86 license that so many big-name distros are saying "no thanks"?
> >
> >It seems to have mostly to do with "derivative works."  Not surprising
> >that xfree would do something like this.  They seem to be a rather
> >tight-fisted, closed-source group on the whole.  "Doesn't play well with
> >others" might be the appropriate term.
>
> I've heard of "Y" as a possible alternative. Anyone tried it?

Never heard of it... got a link to spare?

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