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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: Artistic License
From:       "Yannai A. Gonczarowski" <yannaigo () leyada ! jlm ! k12 ! il>
Date:       1998-11-21 11:33:13
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Jacques Eloff wrote:
> 
> Hi
> 
> OK. I've got a copy of AL, will read it tonight.
> 
> Just responding to the email this morning.
> 
> Basically, what was said is that we choose to release our contributions either
> under GPL or AL. Which is good, but how does this affect our relationship with
> Troll. The QT License mentions the following:
> "
> You satisfy ONE of the following three requirements
> EITHER
>  Users of your software can freely obtain source code for the
>  software, freely modify the source code (possibly with restrictions
>  on copyright notices, attributions and legal responsibility), and
>  freely redistribute original or modified versions of the software.
>  OR
>  Your software is distributed under the GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE,
>  version 2 or later, as defined by the Free Software Foundation.
>  OR
>  Your software is distributed under the GNU LIBRARY GENERAL PUBLIC
>  LICENSE, version 2 or later, as defined by the Free Software Foundation.
>  "
> I take it if we move to AL we would fall under the first group mentioned above.
> 
> Would the Troll people mind to include a paragraph in the QT Free License for
> AL as well or won't it really matter?
1. It doesn't really matter.
2. The new suggested QPL (for Qt 2.0 free edition) states explicitly that
the software can be also under the AL.


> 
> ----------------------------
> Jacques Eloff, email to:
> 
> 9504311@fharga.sun.ac.za
> repstosd@global.co.za
> eloff@kde.org
> 
> KDE - To define is to limit
> http://www.kde.org
> ---------------------------

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Regards,
Yannai.

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