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List:       kde-freeqt
Subject:    Re: [freeqt] Future of Harmony
From:       cet () elinux ! net
Date:       1998-11-22 8:03:41
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Mosfet wrote:
> 
> Okay, this is getting no one anywhere and I see no need to get into this
> any further. The people who developed large parts of Harmony are not
> stupid, they can decide for themselves if they want to continue or not.

We finally agree on something.  Good.  No hard feelings; we just have
different points of view.

> I think most already have made their decision. In the meantime, I have
> actual KDE/QT code to write.
> 
> Hopefully, it will be with a free version of QT that contains the
> efforts of both Troll Tech and the Open Source community.
>
> One thing I can help with is that if any of the developers do wish to
> support the OSS QT2.0 but don't have the time or energy to port the
> code. I am somewhat experienced with QT's source and know QT and KDE
> well. This hindered me with the Harmony project before, but can be quite
> useful if you have code you think should be in 2.0. Feel free to contact
> me if that is the case. I want the most powerful OSS QT library as
> possible for KDE, and would be happy to help make that happen by trying
> to translate the code into something that will work within QT.

I'm afraid not.  I seriously doubt that TT will separate their commercial
and free QT products into two different code bases with two different
feature sets.  That's what they'd need to do because the combined work would
be termed a "derivative work" of Harmony under the LGPL since it serves the
same purpose.  TT would have to LGPL QT (or the free version).  I think that
would satisfy all of us, but I don't see TT doing it.

> I defintely don't want everyone just to walk away and see all the work
> done here go to waste. It would be nice to see the best of both used.

It won't go to waste.  There are people who will finish Harmony, it will
just take more time.


Thank you for the debate.  We don't agree on how to best serve the Linux
community, but I can see that you care.

Later,
Carl Thompson

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