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List:       kde-licensing
Subject:    Re: mimelib licenses
From:       Don Sanders <sanders () kde ! org>
Date:       2002-11-05 11:58:55
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mimelib isn't in kdelibs.

Don.

On Tuesday 05 November 2002 21:22, ante wrote:
> There is a policy for KDE sources,
> http://developer.kde.org/documentation/licensing/policy.html ,a
> quote:
>
> ""
> 3) Source files that are part of a library in kdelibs must be
> licensed under the terms of any of the following licenses:
>
>   *) LGPL as listed in kdelibs/COPYING.LIB
>   *) BSD license as listed below.
>   *) X11 license as listed below.
> ""
>
> The reason for this is that the LGPL, other than the GPL, allows
> non GPL software to use it. So, the lib still does not comply... It
> should be LGPL, or one of the other two.
>
> Cordialemente,
>
> Ante
>
> On Saturday 02 November 2002 21:38, Don Sanders wrote:
> > I relicensed mimelib under the GPL with Doug Sauder's permission.
> >
> > Consider it dual licensed with the LICENSE below.
> >
> > Don.
> >
> > On Tuesday 29 October 2002 18:21, Lauri Ojantakanen wrote:
> > > Hi
> > >
> > > I took a look at the source code files at kdenetwork/mimelib
> > > and there was comment like below:
> > >
> > > //=============================================================
> > >==== ============ // File:       uuencode.cpp
> > > // Contents:   Definitions for DwUuencode
> > > // Maintainer: Doug Sauder <dwsauder@fwb.gulf.net>
> > > // WWW:        http://www.fwb.gulf.net/~dwsauder/mimepp.html
> > > // $Revision: 1.9 $
> > > // $Date: 2002/04/22 09:45:43 $
> > > //
> > > // Copyright (c) 1996, 1997 Douglas W. Sauder
> > > // All rights reserved.
> > > //
> > > // IN NO EVENT SHALL DOUGLAS W. SAUDER BE LIABLE TO ANY PARTY
> > > FOR DIRECT, // INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
> > > DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF // THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE AND ITS
> > > DOCUMENTATION, EVEN IF DOUGLAS W. SAUDER // HAS BEEN ADVISED OF
> > > THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
> > > //
> > > // DOUGLAS W. SAUDER SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY WARRANTIES,
> > > INCLUDING, BUT // NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
> > > MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A // PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  THE
> > > SOFTWARE PROVIDED HEREUNDER IS ON AN "AS IS" // BASIS, AND
> > > DOUGLAS W. SAUDER HAS NO OBLIGATION TO PROVIDE MAINTENANCE, //
> > > SUPPORT, UPDATES, ENHANCEMENTS, OR MODIFICATIONS.
> > > //
> > > //=============================================================
> > >==== ============
> > >
> > > Are these sources under GPL or not?
> > >
> > > //lauri

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