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Re: [gNewSense-users] [artwork] GTK engines!
From: |
Karl Goetz |
Subject: |
Re: [gNewSense-users] [artwork] GTK engines! |
Date: |
Tue, 14 Nov 2006 21:23:18 +1030 |
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Thunderbird 1.5.0.7 (X11/20060922) |
Brad Pitcher wrote:
> On 11/12/06, *Brian Brazil* <address@hidden
> <mailto:address@hidden>> wrote:
>
> On 11/12/06, Dave Crossland <address@hidden <mailto:address@hidden>>
> wrote:
> > On 12/11/06, Brian Brazil <address@hidden
> <mailto:address@hidden>> wrote:
> > > On 11/12/06, Andrew Wigglesworth < address@hidden
> <mailto:address@hidden>> wrote:
> > > > On Sunday 12 November 2006 09:50, 可冰 wrote:
> > > > > How about FVWM, it is simple & powerful and I love it.
> > > > > Maybe to get rid of gnome & kde?
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > Now, if I thought you were being serious.......
> > >
> > > It'd be XCFE if anything, but I've yet to see anyone wanting a
> Xubuntu
> > > replacement.
> >
> > Surely gNewSense users can just "sudo apt-get install
> xubuntu-desktop"
> > if they want this?
>
> Yes, but as with KDE this isn't supported as someone hasn't gone
> through it to make sure it's fully free. Should be trivial for xubuntu
> though.
>
>
> What does this involve? I started going through the packages in the
> xubuntu-desktop meta package and it seem that some packages are under a
> "gpl license with exceptions". For example, cdrecord and cupsys:
> http://changelogs.ubuntu.com/changelogs/pool/main/c/cdrtools/cdrtools_2.01+01a01-4ubuntu6/cdrecord.copyright
>
> <http://changelogs.ubuntu.com/changelogs/pool/main/c/cdrtools/cdrtools_2.01+01a01-4ubuntu6/cdrecord.copyright>
> http://changelogs.ubuntu.com/changelogs/pool/main/c/cupsys/cupsys_1.2.0-0ubuntu5/cupsys.copyright
>
> Are there any guidelines we can use to help decide whether the software
> still falls under the free software umbrella even with the exceptions to
> the license. Maybe someone can put something on the wiki?
>
> -Brad
>
>
For a start try the DFSG [1]. checking gnu.org and fsf.org to see if
they have any info on the licences in question would probably be good as
well.
kk
[1] Debian free software guide
--
Karl Goetz
User of gNewSense: Free as in Freedom - http://www.gnewsense.org
Australian Ubuntu users team - http://wiki.ubuntu.com/AustralianTeam
- Re: [gNewSense-users] [artwork] GTK engines!, (continued)
- Re: [gNewSense-users] [artwork] GTK engines!, Dave Crossland, 2006/11/09
- Re: [gNewSense-users] [artwork] GTK engines!, Karl Goetz, 2006/11/11
- Re: [gNewSense-users] [artwork] GTK engines!, 可冰, 2006/11/12
- Re: [gNewSense-users] [artwork] GTK engines!, Andrew Wigglesworth, 2006/11/12
- Re: [gNewSense-users] [artwork] GTK engines!, Brian Brazil, 2006/11/12
- Re: [gNewSense-users] [artwork] GTK engines!, Dave Crossland, 2006/11/12
- Re: [gNewSense-users] [artwork] GTK engines!, Brian Brazil, 2006/11/12
- Re: [gNewSense-users] [artwork] GTK engines!, Dave Crossland, 2006/11/12
- Re: [gNewSense-users] [artwork] GTK engines!, Karl Goetz, 2006/11/12
- Re: [gNewSense-users] [artwork] GTK engines!, Brad Pitcher, 2006/11/13
- Re: [gNewSense-users] [artwork] GTK engines!,
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- Re: [gNewSense-users] [artwork] GTK engines!, Markus Laire, 2006/11/15
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- Re: [gNewSense-users] [artwork] GTK engines!, 可冰, 2006/11/12
- Re: [gNewSense-users] [artwork] GTK engines!, Dave Crossland, 2006/11/13
Re: [gNewSense-users] [artwork] GTK engines!, Janet Hawtin, 2006/11/09
Re: [gNewSense-users] [artwork] GTK engines!, Morten Juhl Johansen, 2006/11/10
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