[prev in list] [next in list] [prev in thread] [next in thread] 

List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: The Licencing Issue
From:       Charles <charles () altair ! dhs ! org>
Date:       2000-06-10 5:28:07
[Download RAW message or body]

On Fri, 09 Jun 2000, you wrote:
> Hello, 
> 
> Greetings Developers,
> 
> I'm sorry if I've caused a deal of confusion with my message.  I posted that 
> message for just that reason.  I wanted to know if there were any problems 
> with what I was doing.  Like I said, I was trying to do this to please the 
> debian folks, however I don't even run that distribution, I use Mandrake.
> 
> I was also looking at the $3000 tag that was attached to the 'Open Letter' 
> that was posted to slashdot, among other locations.  The reason I used that 
> link was that that was the first one I could locate.  Sorry for that and for 
> the people who assumed that I was doing this because of what was percieved to 
> be propaganda on slashdot.  It was a misunderstanding.  I also wanted that 
> $3000 to go as a donation to the KDE project, not as personal gain.
> 
> Also, I know that it is very common sense that linking to Qt should be 
> possible from within KDE without modications or amendments to the licencing.  
> Anyone who has examined the code would be able to see the quite readily, 
> however the debain people seem not to think along the same lines.  They use 
> other licences for other products included, including X, APache, etc., and 
> KDE should be included in a similar method.
> 
> After reading the thread that developed from my origional message on 
> lists.kde.org (my pop server seems to be dead, so I had to read them there), 
> I've concluded that there are mixed feelings about the issue here, just as at 
> debian.  I'm sorry if I upset anyone.
> 
> I had sent out about 40 of close to 400 messages to developers aready, 
> however I will stop as it seems there is too much opposition.  I figured the 
> reason it hadn't been done so far was that it was simply a great deal of work.
> 
> As far as this being official or not: No this was not official, however, had 
> I got a database of all the developers agreeing, I would have submitted it to 
> the KDE core developers in order to implement the changes, thus making it 
> official if it was accepted.
> 
> Sorry for the trouble I've caused....
Well. I'de like to apologize for the "rivyn" I've pulled.  oh.. better
apologize for that one too... :)

I think before continuing with much more work on emailing the developers, you
should contact debian regarding this proposal.  Looks to me as if they'll find
every possible way to keep KDE out of Debian.

I remember when I was one of those anti-QPLists.  Except I still used KDE :)

And since I don't know any beginners that use Debian, those "experts" will
probably figure out how to install KDE on their debian systems even if it's not
part of the base.

But anyway uhm.. maybe I'm just mumbling: good luck!

-Charles

> 
> Troy Unrau
> jhtd@mts.net
>  
> >> Visit http://master.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde-devel#unsub to unsubscribe <<
--

Charles - charles@kde.org
 
>> Visit http://master.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde-devel#unsub to unsubscribe <<

[prev in list] [next in list] [prev in thread] [next in thread]