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Indeed, also X.Org is X11 Licensed (MIT license variant). Wayland and Mir driver support is pretty much a mystery, and Canonical has been trying to engage hard

by ihsw 13y ago

Indeed, also X.Org is X11 Licensed (MIT license variant). Wayland and Mir driver support is pretty much a mystery, and Canonical has been trying to engage hardware designers (Nvidia, Intel, AMD) for support. This recent spate between Canonical and Intel may be indicative that the process isn't going well. Ubuntu's next LTS release is 14.04 so it's 8 months away, and if there's any surefire way to piss Canonical off then Intel us definitely getting that job done. I'm not trying to defend Canonical but it's hard to ignore the reality of the situation. I wouldn't be surprised if BSD licensing is on the table front-and-center during negotiations, considering the legal barriers surrounding GPLv3. Also, it makes me wonder where this leaves Valve. I get the distinct impression that they've been getting cozy with Canonical and they might be getting nervous about the situation.

tinco 13y ago
Hmm, I would say the oppposite. The recent spate between Canonical and Intel might indicate that Canonical's engagement with competitors NVidia and AMD are going well. Canonical doesn't really need to cooperate with Intel, because Intel already makes excellent open source drivers for their graphics cards. I think Valve is the reason that Canonical can work together with NVidia and AMD, and that they're probably not nervous about this at all.