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fore the invention of the GPL, the history of X offers a slice through the whole lifetime of the software freedom movement. Using X as a lens, we can study the causes and effects of licensing, community and corporations in the world of free software. This presentation will describe the origins of X, a discussion about the influences and interactions with the major Unix workstation vendors and early interactions with the Free Software Foundation. Also included will be a description of how internet performance bottlenecks in the mid 80s drove structural and governance changes in X that haunt the larger software ecosystem to the current day. Finally, a discussion on how software licensing choices drive community structure and affect corporate engagement will be included. linux.conf.au is a conference about the Linux operating system, and all aspects of the thriving ecosystem of Free and Open Source Software that has grown up around it. Run since 1999, in a different Australian or New Zealand city each year, by a team of local volunteers, LCA invites more than 500 people to learn from the people who shape the future of Open Source. For more information on the conference see https://linux.conf.au/ Produced by NDV: https://youtube.com/channel/UCQ7dFBzZGlBvtU2hCecsBBg?sub_confirmation=1 #linux.conf.au #linux #foss #opensource Thu Jan 16 13:30:00 2020 at Room 8