Joseph Carter wrote: > > On Fri, Aug 18, 2000 at 01:45:46PM -0500, mosfet wrote: > > > > Nothing is really GPL compatible except the GPL. Not BSD, not X11, not > > > > artistic, not anything. It all depends on what people feel like saying > > > > is GPL compatible. > > > > > > I guess that means no. Too bad. I saw this as the only solution > > > left for KDE's licensing problems. > > > > Well, *legally* most KDE apps are under the GPL and are totally fine > > with the current QPL, but people still refuse to admit it. Troll Tech > > can come up with a license that is just as compatible with the GPL as > > any of the above but if it doesn't get the FSF's blessing it will be for > > nothing anyways. It's what people *say*, not what is legally compatible > > that matters. > > That is ONLY IF you are dellusional enough to believe that code borrowed > from other applications in KDE (of which there is quite a bit) has value > and no Copyright. > > KDE has never attempted to take inventory on this (indeed it would not be > easy to do..) I'm sure it wouldn't surprise you that I believe this to be > because they realize just how much there would be and how much of a > problem it would cause if they had to admit now that there is not and > could not be any implicit permission. > > Deny something enough and people might believe you. > No kidding. Is this your strategy? > -- > Joseph Carter GnuPG key 1024D/DCF9DAB3 > Debian GNU/Linux (http://www.debian.org/) 20F6 2261 F185 7A3E 79FC > The QuakeForge Project (http://quakeforge.net/) 44F9 8FF7 D7A3 DCF9 DAB3 > > Debian - All the power, without the silly hat.