On Tue, 2006-08-29 at 11:01 -0500, Rex Dieter wrote: > Rex Dieter wrote: > > Rex Dieter wrote: > >> Rahul wrote: > >>> Rex Dieter wrote: > > > >>>> Has anyone contacted openmotif about this? Any plans to do so? I'm > >>>> of the opinion we should at least give them a chance to make things > >>>> right before yanking this from the distribution. > > > >>> Noone I know has contacted openmotif on behalf of Fedora. I am > >>> skeptical of this after all this time since the FAQ was published but > >>> it has been suggested before and if you want to take a stab at it, > >>> please go ahead. > > > >> OK, I'll give it shot. > > > > done, though someone (thanks giallu), beat me to the punch: > > http://204.2.109.48/forum/viewtopic.php?p=3878#3878 > > So, if openmotif doesn't change their licensing soon, who can/will pull > the trigger to remove openmotif from Fedora? It needs to be done, as openmotif doesn't meet the OSI or FSF guidelines, which is what Fedora uses for inclusion criteria. Removing openmotif entirely will almost certainly break the following apps in Fedora (Core and Extras): cernlib cmucl ddd (may work with lesstif2) fbida geomview gpsd grace (may work with lesstif?) Inventor mesa-libGLw nedit tetex-xdvi (can use xaw instead) xlockmore xpdf ~spot -- Tom "spot" Callaway: Red Hat Technical Team Lead || GPG ID: 93054260 Fedora Extras Steering Committee Member (RPM Standards and Practices) Aurora Linux Project Leader: http://auroralinux.org Lemurs, llamas, and sparcs, oh my! _______________________________________________ fedora-advisory-board mailing list fedora-advisory-board@xxxxxxxxxx http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-advisory-board _______________________________________________ fedora-advisory-board-readonly mailing list fedora-advisory-board-readonly@xxxxxxxxxx http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-advisory-board-readonly
