Re: tuntitko

[Jakob E. <ja...@vm...>]

> On Sun, Dec 02, 2001 at 10:34:04PM +0100, Lorenzo Delana wrote:
> 
> > > I think tuntitko uses the same license as XFree86, so that it could be
> > > merged in later. 0rfelyus should know.
> > 
> > right I understand now, clearly all the things near to XFree86 should to be 
> > licensed under XFree86 license so the merge with it is possible.  So I'm 
> > accordly to use an XFree license.
> > 
> > Ley me undertand... XFree86 license cannot merge with GPL parts in any case ?
> 
> Honestly, I'm not sure now. I think they could be compatible, but I
> don't remember the XFree86 license exactly. Anyway, you can't add GPL'd
> code to XFree86 without imposing GPL restrictions on XFree86 as a whole.

X11 licensed code can be integrated into GPL code.
Not the other way, then "the product as a whole" becomes GPL,
and the XFree86 people don't want that...

X11 is very permitting, says basically; "do what you want.
We are not responsible for what happens."


Jakob