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List:       freedesktop-xorg
Subject:    Re: license of Xorg dummy driver
From:       Adam Jackson <ajax () redhat ! com>
Date:       2022-01-25 20:59:54
Message-ID: CAD_bs+r-f2aWD5ogQq_mRe=7_ccvgZMd2KyH=f6ZW_jMYt6Bkw () mail ! gmail ! com
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The answer to this is probably the same as the answer for any other
xorg code you encounter without an explicit license. I answered this
before in some detail for the I2C code in the server:

https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg/2019-March/059652.html

The dummy driver has a similar history, we imported it when we forked
from xfree86 and we (intentionally) forked from just before the change
to XFree86 1.1 license. As a project we've assumed unlicensed
contributions are made under MIT-like terms. If you want a stronger
assurance than that, probably that's between you and your lawyers to
work out.

- ajax


On Fri, Jan 21, 2022 at 1:13 AM Lan Horace <horacelan@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> @Adam
> Do you have any comment for the license of dummy driver? Thanks a lot
>
> Horace
>
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> =E5=8F=91=E4=BB=B6=E4=BA=BA: xorg <xorg-bounces@lists.x.org> =E4=BB=A3=E8=
=A1=A8 Lan Horace <horacelan@hotmail.com>
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> =E6=94=B6=E4=BB=B6=E4=BA=BA: xorg@lists.x.org <xorg@lists.x.org>
> =E4=B8=BB=E9=A2=98: license of Xorg dummy driver
>
> Hi
> I have a question about the license of Xorg dummy driver. The code is at
> https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/driver/xf86-video-dummy
>
> This repo is set as no license. According to
> http://choosealicense.com/licenses/no-license/
> I can't use or modify it. But my understanding is all Xorg license should=
 be MIT license. So here my question is can I use or modify xf86-video-dumm=
y driver? If it is really a MIT license, could anybody put the right licens=
e for this repo? Thanks a lot
>
> Horace
>

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