[fab] Re: openmotif

Rex Dieter rdieter at math.unl.edu
Tue Aug 29 16:01:25 UTC 2006


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




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