[fab] Re: openmotif

[Rex Dieter]

Rahul wrote:
> Thomas Woerner wrote:

>> Please have a look at the openmotif license. I do not think, that this 
>> is really a problem:
>>
>> --- excerpt ---
>> 2. GRANT OF RIGHTS
>> The rights granted under this license are limited solely to 
>> distribution and sublicensing of the Contribution(s) on, with, or for 
>> operating systems which are themselves Open Source programs. Contact 
>> The Open Group for a license allowing distribution and sublicensing of 
>> the Original Program on, with, or for operating systems which are not 
>> Open Source programs.
>> --- excerpt ---
> 
> This particular platform restriction makes it incompatible with OSI 
> guidelines on open source as the openmotif FAQ itself clearly states. 
> The Fedora packaging guidelines require that packages with either a Free 
> software license as defined by FSF or a OSI certified open source license.
> 
> http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging/Guidelines
> 
> Openmotif fits neither.

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.

-- Rex