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List:       kde-core-devel
Subject:    Re: kdewebkit moved to kdereview
From:       Oswald Buddenhagen <ossi () kde ! org>
Date:       2009-10-27 9:57:57
Message-ID: 20091027095757.GA24733 () troll08 ! nokia ! trolltech ! de
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On Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 09:25:03AM +0000, Albert Astals Cid wrote:
> Let's repeat it, Nokia requires you a license so they can use your
> code without complying with GPL and/or LGPL at all.
> 
sure.
but realistically speaking, the only users of the code under non-free
terms are some inherently non-/anti-free organizations like military and
oil industry. and they pay dearly for it. which you benefit from in form
of nokia's kde patronship, etc.  so simply see it as a business model.
of course, it's up to you to decide whether ideology is more important
than pragmaticism.
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