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List:       kde-freeqt
Subject:    RE: [freeqt] Harmony classes to implement
From:       "Brennan, Michael W" <michael.w.brennan () eds ! com>
Date:       2000-04-10 1:31:27
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I remember reading an editorial/article (about 2 years) on creating a QT
clone (this was before the QPL appeared and maybe pre-harmony).  

If I recall correctly, it stated that anybody creating a QT clone would need
to ensure they weren't directly influenced by the QT code (ie you couldn't
look at the QT code to see how troll tech did it) - in order to avoid any
legal problems.  I think it actually recommended having people code in a
completely 'clean' environment - no qt code... only an class
interface/process specification.

What's the current state of things under the QPL?  If I were to code harmony
classes, would having QT source on my machine be grounds for potential legal
problems?

regards,
Michael


> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Adam J. Richter [SMTP:adam@yggdrasil.com]
> Sent:	9 April 2000 5:22
> To:	freeqt@modeemi.cs.tut.fi
> Subject:	[freeqt] Harmony classes to implement
> 
> 	Back in February, Dmitri Koulakov produced a list of Qt-2.1.0
> classes not yet implemented in Harmony.  I think it might
> be useful for me to post it here, in case anyone is curious.
> There are 121 unimplemented classes in all.  The list is
> divided roughly in the order which I think would produce useful
> results most quickly: the classes need to build kdelibs, then
> KDE base, then koffice, then the rest.
> 
> 	More than a year ago, 414 people "signed" a petition to
> Troll Technologies asking them to release Qt under GPL compatible
> copying conditions.  Just think: if a third of those people would
> implement just one class, that would take care of them all.
> 
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