[devel] [dawes@XFree86.Org: Re: XFree86 4.4.0 RC3]

[devel] [dawes@XFree86.Org: Re: XFree86 4.4.0 RC3]

[Anton Farygin]

FYI

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Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2004 21:01:13 -0500
From: David Dawes <dawes@XFree86.Org>
To: devel@XFree86.Org
Subject: Re: XFree86 4.4.0 RC3
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On Sun, Feb 15, 2004 at 10:45:11PM -0500, David Dawes wrote:
>The third release candidate for XFree86 4.4.0 (aka 4.3.99.903) has
>been tagged.  Source and patches can be found at
><http://www.xfree86.org/develsnaps/>.  The download area at
><ftp://ftp.xfree86.org/pub/XFree86/snapshots/4.3.99.903/> will be
>populated over the next few days.  The source is there now, and
>binaries will follow.

Binaries for a range of popular platforms are now available.

The latest documentation for this release can be found at
<http://www.xfree86.org/~dawes/pre-4.4/>.  Send any corrections, etc
here.  In particular, check the Release Notes, and send in details of
new stuff that isn't mentioned there, and errors/omissions in the Credits
section.  If you have contributed to XFree86 4.4, make sure your name is
listed!

Also check the LICENSE document
<http://www.xfree86.org/~dawes/pre-4.4/LICENSE.html>.  There is a lot
of FUD being circulated about the licensing, so check here for the facts.
Also check out the FSF's Free Software definition and their list of
licenses, as well as the OSI's Open Source Definition.  There are links
to these sites from our LICENSE document.  In particular, follow up with
the BSD licences (original and revised), the FreeType License (FTL),
the SGI Free Software License (which applies to GLX and CID), and the
Apache 1.1 licence.

Don't rely on the FUD being circulated by people who can barely hide
their prejudice.  Go straight to the definitive sources on licensing
issues, namely the FSF and the OSI, and come to your own conclusions.

David
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