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List:       kde-licensing
Subject:    Re: [knghtbrd@debian.org: QPL v0.92+knghtbrd1]
From:       Raul Miller <rdm () test ! legislate ! com>
Date:       1998-12-29 22:10:44
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Joseph Carter wrote:
> > Many are of the opinion the thing has to be licensed under the GPL
> > or able to be under the GPL for it to be compatible. I still see
> > no harm in this if it's otherwise licensed well. Andreas has some
> > inhibitions but I don't yet know what they are.

Kevin Forge <forgeltd@usa.net> wrote:
> If this was true then Debian wold need to ditch 1/2 it's distribution
> ( perhaps more ).

I'm not sure I understand why you think this.

Remember that some significant programs are GPLed and have been modified
to use Qt (which is still only available under the old license), and
have been re-distributed.  How is this circumstance relevant to half of
what debian distributes?

-- 
Raul

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