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List:       kde-licensing
Subject:    Re: New QPL online
From:       Kevin Forge <forgeltd () usa ! net>
Date:       1999-03-05 14:34:59
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Richard Stallman wrote:
> 
> This license is incompatible with the GPL for several reasons.  In
> fact, the following paragraph impose restrictions on other code which
> is linked with Qt, restrictions which are themselves incompatible with
> the GNU GPL:
> 
>     c. If the items are not available to the general public, and the
>     initial developer of the Software requests a copy of the items,
>     then you must supply one.
> 
> As a result, it no longer works for people to write GPL-covered
> files and give extra permission to link it with Qt.
> The problem is, this would not satisfy the new QPL.
> 
> It looks like KDE has a serious problem.  I hope that Troll Tech
> will roll back this change in the QPL, going back to the November
> draft at least in this regard.

To RMS : Is this the only remaining GPL incompatibility in the 
license ?

To kde-licensing@ : Not only dose the annotated version of the QPL
not explain why 6c is in there, but 6c isn't in the annotated version
at all.  

What is the purpose of 6c ?

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