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List:       kde-licensing
Subject:    Motif Loophole
From:       Sirtaj Singh Kang <ssk () physics ! unimelb ! EDU ! AU>
Date:       1998-04-07 5:42:58
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Hi,

As I see it, it becomes ok to link GPL programs with Motif given the mere
existence of Lesstif, regardless of whether or not Lesstif works exactly
the same as Motif (it doesn't and probably never will, given bug
compatibility etc).

So does the mere existence of the Harmony project (given a 10-minute-hack
object module which defines a couple of QT symbols) make it legal to link
GPL programs with Qt? 

The whole "viable free alternative" thing seems to be a very grey area.

-Taj.

Sirtaj S. Kang       taj@kde.org         ssk@physics.unimelb.edu.au
School of Physics    Univ of Melbourne   The KDE is KNOT a Window Manager.

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