Is there an intent to distribute a Linux-x86_64 binary?

[Joerg Fischer]

ERSEK Laszlo wrote:

> http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=111005&aid=1490741&group_id=11005
> 
> It seems to me that when these messages were written, nedit was already 64 
> bit clean, and the only cause for the missing Linux-x86_64 binary package 
> was the (perceived) lack of a 64 bit OpenMotif 2.1 library.

Well, I just compiled a 64bit Linux version, and except for the
warnings about casting pointers to int mentioned in the link to the sf
tracker you posted, it works fine.

> The IST site states: "OpenMotif at any version is only available under the 
> terms of the Open Group license" 
> (http://www.opengroup.org/openmotif/license/). Does this license allow 
> nedit.org to distribute a statically linked 64 bit binary?

The OM license restricts the use of OM to some operating systems,
which makes it a non-free license.  As long as you restrict to such
operating systems, you are allowed to use OM with no further
restrictions.  However, this in itself doesn't allow you to distribute
executables of some other program linked with the OM libs, since this
other program might have a license, too ;-)

For this reason NEdit's license was changed some time ago, so you may
distribute such executables.  This is the part 

    "In addition, as a special exception to the GNU GPL, the copyright
    holders give permission to link the code of this program with the
    Motif and Open Motif libraries (or with modified versions of these
    that use the same license), and distribute linked combinations
    including the two.  You must obey the GNU General Public License
    in all respects for all of the code used other than linking with
    Motif/Open Motif.  ..."

which you find under Help -> Version.

--Jörg