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List:       kde-licensing
Subject:    Re: KDE & QT
From:       Kevin Forge <forgeltd () usa ! net>
Date:       1998-12-06 0:34:17
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Richard Stallman wrote:
> 
>>     1 : My software is free ( Gratis and Libra ) for users and developers
>>     of free code.
>> 
>>     2 : It costs money to use it in proprietary work ( Not banned as GPL or
>>     gratis as LGPL ).
>> 
>>     3 : It is still Libra for "paying customers"
>> 
>>     4 : It is compatible with the GPL if at all possible.
> 
> You can do this by
> (1) releasing the program under the GPL, and
> (2) selling some other kind of license to people who pay.
> 
> People who want to use the code in something proprietary
> will not be able to do so under the GPL, so their only way
> of doing so would be to buy the alternate license.
> 
> Regardless of what the alternate license says (which could be whatever
> you like), the effect of this *for the free software community* is
> that the program is released under the GPL.
> 
>>     Note that these are also the goals of Troll Tech and your reply will
>>     forwarded to kde-licensing@kde.org where Troll, KDE and others are
>>     trying to achieve these goals.
> 
> Feel free to forward this reply.

I have a cool statement ... but I will let you all digest RMS' comments 
1st.

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