Is Xming Another Example of Misunderstanding Libre Licenses?
Xming appears to be a useful program for accessing and running your GNU/Linux applications remotely from a Windows computer. It is licensed under the GPLv2. But just how free is it, really?
View ArticleFSF Confirms Xming Restrictions Not Allowed
The Free Software Foundation has confirmed that Xming developer, Colin Harrison, has overreached his limits by attempting to impose additional restrictions beyond the requirements of the GNU GPL and LGPL.
View ArticleBlue GNU Wrong About Xming - Xming No Longer GPL
Recently, Blue GNU reported that the Xming software is released under the terms of the GNU GPLv2, and that the developer might be violating its terms. Harrison now states his program is no longer under...
View ArticleTrying OpenSSH in Debian Etch ... plus thoughts on security, sudo and nano...
I did a Debian Etch install on one of my test machine drives recently, and today I added the openssh-server package so I could play around with PuTTY and Xming.
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