From kde-core-devel  Wed Apr 19 17:04:56 2006
From: Nicolas Goutte <nicolasg () snafu ! de>
Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2006 17:04:56 +0000
To: kde-core-devel
Subject: Re: Proposal: New module "kdecore"
Message-Id: <200604191904.56982.nicolasg () snafu ! de>
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On Wednesday 19 April 2006 18:07, Thiago Macieira wrote:
> Nicolas Goutte wrote:
> >> 1) A complete KDE environment should run and be usable with just
> >> kdelibs + kdebase, as it is right now.
> >
> >But kdebase allows GPL, while kdelibs does not.
>
> No.
>
> KDE Libraries must be LGPL or less restrictive. It doesn't mean it's the
> kdelibs module that has to. The programs in there could be GPL. By the
> same token, public libraries outside kdelibs must be LGPL as well.

If this would be done, it would mean a change of policy nevertheless, even if 
it is a change of policy for kdelibs only.

Have a nice day!