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List:       kde
Subject:    Re: KDE2 license policy
From:       Torsten Rahn <torsten () kde ! org>
Date:       2000-08-05 20:17:19
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SamBC wrote:
> 
> Sorry to post late, but people aren't pointing out what most of us probably
> already know, but some people (like those who even suggested revising kimp)
> don't...
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: mosfet
> >
> >
> >
> > You don't seem to understand - they will not allow the port period.
> 
> And we neglect to say why they can forbid the port... as under the GPL they
> cannot generally forbid re-use, they can forbid it if the license the
> derivative work is released under is non-GPL-compatible, or links to
> software/library that is non-GPL-compatible.
> 
> KDE uses the Qt toolkit, which is non-free (according to RMS & the FSF) &
> therefore non-GPL-compatible. So KDE/Qt re-use *might* not be allowed under
> the GPL unless the author (copyright holder) allows it.

This is nonsense. The QT-toolkit is free according to RMS. The only
problem is 
that he is one of those people who think that GPL and QPL are
incompatible 
nevertheless.

Concerning the Gimp-Port: Last time I talked to some
Gimp-core-developers they 
were already preparing for Gimp 2.0 which is meant to be
toolkit-independent
and they didn't have problems with a KDE-port.

Tackat
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