Re: [fab] Re: openmotif

[Rahul <sundaram fedoraproject org>]

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?
>
> IMO, it would be better to remove it sooner rather than later (who 
> knows, maybe that'll speed the relicensing effort).
>
> -- Rex

Since we have a number of dependencies, moving into Fedora Extras as a 
intermediate step would be better than just dropping it.

Rahul