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List:       kde-licensing
Subject:    Re: [rms@gnu.org: Re: can normal programs be LGPL'ed?]
From:       Kevin Forge <forgeltd () usa ! net>
Date:       1998-12-10 2:12:30
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Alan Cox wrote:
> 
> > How is this different from shipping GPLed apps linked against QPL code
> > ( new version ).  The argument is that the second draft of the QPL is
> > compatible with the GPL simply by allowing you to ship it in source
> > form and allowing people to modify it.  If more is needed then the X
> > license fails the same test and as you know Many CD-ROM distributions
> > could fit on a Zip disk if they dissided to ditch X.
> 
> Didnt we have this discussion 9 months ago, 6 months ago and 3 months ago ?

9 and 6 months ago we were trying to get KDE in on the "QT is a system 
library" clause ( which holds true for Slack Ware and some others.:)

Now I am asking what specifically is in the X license that makes it GPL
compatible that is mission from the QPL.

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