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List:       kde-licensing
Subject:    Re: QT Designer _NOT_ under QPL.
From:       Joseph Carter <knghtbrd () debian ! org>
Date:       2000-08-20 23:11:14
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On Sat, Aug 19, 2000 at 12:32:35AM -0400, Kevin Forge wrote:
> It's OK to ship kdelibs today but Nobody in Debian gives a rats ass.

No, I don't give a rat's ass.  There are those who do, but in at least the
case of one of them I know he's a bit preoccupied with a new addition to
his family to worry about making the package.  As for the others, I don't
know.  RevKrusty cares enough to host unofficial debs, but not enough to
upload one of them to Debian it seems.  You'll have to ask him.


> It won't be OK to ship QT-2.2 with integrated Designer but we will 
> perform major hacks and possibly circumvent part of the QPL if
> necessary.

Wrong.  If Qt 2.2 does not ship with a GPL compatible license, we will
perform minor hacks if necessary and if possible.  We will not circumvent
the QPL.  If we determine that we cannot perform minor hacks without
circumventing the QPL, we will be forced to either start allowing implicit
licenses against app established policy, convince Troll Tech to provide
what we need from them, or if we can do nothing else, pull Qt and
unfortunately things that depend on it.

We will not violate the QPL just as we will not violate the GPL.

-- 
Joseph Carter <knghtbrd@debian.org>               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

Granted, Win95's look wasn't all that new either - Apple tried to sue
Microsoft for copying the Macintosh UI / trash can icon, until Microsoft
pointed out that Apple got many of its Mac ideas (including the trash can
icon) from Xerox ParcPlace.  Xerox is probably still wondering why
everyone is interested in their trash cans.
        -- Danny Thorpe, Borland Delphi R&R

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