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List:       kde-licensing
Subject:    Re: KDE2 license policy
From:       Peter S Galbraith <GalbraithP () dfo-mpo ! gc ! ca>
Date:       2000-08-03 14:42:15
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Kevin Sproul wrote:

> Derek Fountain wrote:
> 
> > In short, I was wondering if I took a GNU tool, say
> > something from GNOME, and rewrote parts of it (like the
> > interface) so it worked under KDE, would that not be allowed
> > into the KDE project?
 
> It's not really a licensing issue since the KDE people will 
> tell you it's legal anyway. 

?
It's not an issue with KDE people.  That's doesn't mean it's not
an issue.  It could force a legal test case if someone tried that
using FSF code without explicit permission. 

>                              It's about respect and simply
> being nice.  

I agree with that.

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