Re: Which X server?

Blattus Slafaly writes:
What's wrong with the license? It's still free isn't it?

The XFree86 license? Yes, but it is incompatible with the GPL. See the
history sections at
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xorg>,
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xfree86> and
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X11>.
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John Hasler
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