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List:       kde-licensing
Subject:    Re: QPL still needed?
From:       Kevin Forge <forge () myrealbox ! com>
Date:       2003-04-08 22:24:26
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Matthias Ettrich wrote:

>On Tuesday 08 April 2003 04:59, Kevin Forge wrote:
>  
>
>>The lack of clarity is in and of itself reason enogh to cover everyones
>>asses with the QPL.
>>
>>The code in KDE itself is all compatible with the GPL.  However as you
>>point out there are
>>comersial QT apps out there.  
>>    
>>
>
>As I wrote in my previous email, that can be covered for with a little 
>exception.
>  
>

But exceptions open up a huge can of worms.  Onless of course you were 
to use the same exception
that the GNU compilers and the Kernel use. :)

>>There might be apps onder the old BSD license or other none GPL
>>compatible licenses.
>>    I don't know of any specific ones (but they are probebly just
>>unpopular).
>>
>>BTW: This license change would put TheKompany.com out of business.
>>    
>>
>
>??? What makes you think that? Please elaborate.
>
> Matthias  
>
The business model they use asumes customers have ready access to a free 
QT runtime.
"ready access"  also means not being called pirates by the cluless. 
 Which would hapen if
QT were under a GPL+excemption license.



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