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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: KHTML
From:       Thiago Macieira <thiago () kde ! org>
Date:       2006-03-30 8:00:24
Message-ID: 200603301000.32872.thiago () kde ! org
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Bob Rossi wrote:
>On Wed, Mar 29, 2006 at 09:09:24PM +0200, Thiago Macieira wrote:
>> Bob Rossi wrote:
>> >Is this portable to linux/solaris/aix/hp? I'm assumming that it is
>> > not, but just want to know.
>>
>> KDE runs on all of those platforms, so KHTML works on them too.
>
>So, I really need to know, is it OK to embed KHTML in a proprietary
>application? Qt is not an issue, is KDE? or is this answer not black and
>white?

First of all, let me make this clear: I am not a lawyer. Only your legal 
counsel can give you a satisfactory answer.

KHTML is LGPL, which is supposed to be Ok for proprietary applications. 
However, you must familiarise yourself with the license, because it's not 
equivalent to public domain.

KHTML, in its core, is independent from Qt -- this is how Apple is using 
it in WebKit. KDE constructs a thin wrapper around it and adds 
functionality using Qt. KDE then adds another wrapper around it called 
KHTMLPart, which integrates with its KParts system -- this is how 
Konqueror uses it.

KHTMLPart and the KDE Qt-using code are LGPL. However, Qt itself is not: 
it's licensed GPL, QPL and, if you buy a commercial license, that 
commercial license too.

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