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List:       kde-licensing
Subject:    Re: QT Designer _NOT_ under QPL.
From:       Joseph Carter <knghtbrd () debian ! org>
Date:       2000-08-15 4:50:05
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On Tue, Aug 08, 2000 at 11:58:29PM -0500, Kevin Forge wrote:
> There is an interesting wrinkle in the whole QT, QPL and GPL 
> debate.  Troll has just unleashed a beta version of it's IDE 
> type software licensed under the GPL and distributed in the 
> QT package.
> 
> Is Debian gona drop this or all of QT ?  Note that it's the 
> RAW GPL.  No exemptions.

Yes.

Debian's policy (which some of you (mosfet) can't seem to get through your
heads (mosfet)) is that we require explicit permission.  A good number of
packages have never made it to Debian because that has been lacking and a
good number of licenses have been changed to say what they mean, rather
than what they previously said.  This has absolutely nothing to do with
KDE, unless you talk to certain people (mosfet) who insist on claiming
that Debian is biased against KDE.

KDE has the same problem - and we're not even sure that KDE has legal
authority in a number of cases to grant any sort of implicit permissions.
Troll Tech clearly does.  No legal question about it.  Does it meet
Debian's policies?  No.  Will it be packaged?  Not at this time.

Will I be flamed for this?  Of course.  Certain people absolutely love to
rag on Debian (mosfet) every chance they get because they feel it makes
their distribution look better (mosfet)...  Who needs consistancy and a
feeling of obligation to do things the right way technically, morally, and
legally?  So flame on, it's what this list does best.  It's not like
anyone here is actually going to do anything about the problems we have
other than flame us for being so damned picky, careful, and consistant in
our ways..

/*
 * sorry for my own little bit of trolling above directed at another
 * troll.. (mosfet)
 */

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* Espy ponders an uplad queue called 'hell' so I can do dupload --to hell

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