Based on my understanding, the license change was "the straw that broke the camel's back." There were already murmurs of a fork due to disagreements among XFre

Based on my understanding, the license change was "the straw that broke the camel's back." There were already murmurs of a fork due to disagreements among XFree86 developers, but the license change was the final push that led to distributions choosing not to adopt XFree86 4.4, the first version with the new license.