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Subject: Re: [Panel-devel] [PATCH] Beginnings of a panel implementation for
From: "Jos Poortvliet" <jos () mijnkamer ! nl>
Date: 2007-08-19 4:05:05
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On 8/18/07, Thomas Fjellstrom <tfjellstrom@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On Fri August 17 2007, Aaron J. Seigo wrote:
> > On Friday 17 August 2007, Robert Knight wrote:
> > > This is mainly here to discuss the API for the Panel class and so that
> > > we can put something together for the applet developers to test with.
> >
> > there are many issues with this code as it stands, but i'm fine with
> using
> > it as a start. issues, in no particular order, none of which imho block
> you
> > putting this into svn as a draft right now:
> >
> > - the dptr in Panel needs to be const'd
> >
> > - can you put it under the "LGPLv2 or later" please? thanks....
>
> Just a random thought, but that "or later" bit seems a little dangerous.
> They
> (FSF) could put anything they want into v3, and the code would
> automatically
> be licenced under it. Not like they'd do anything like that though ;)
They can't, it has to stay 'in the spirit of LGPLv2'. Now that term of
course could mean a lot, but NOT something like BSD or proprietary. So it's
rather limited what they can do. Besides, KDE can just not start using the
'later' part if we're not happy with the terms...
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> Thomas Fjellstrom
> tfjellstrom@gmail.com
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On 8/18/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Thomas Fjellstrom</b> <<a \
href="mailto:tfjellstrom@gmail.com">tfjellstrom@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<div><span \
class="gmail_quote"></span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px \
solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> On Fri \
August 17 2007, Aaron J. Seigo wrote:<br>> On Friday 17 August 2007, Robert Knight \
wrote:<br>> > This is mainly here to discuss the API for the Panel class and so \
that<br>> > we can put something together for the applet developers to test \
with. <br>><br>> there are many issues with this code as it stands, but i'm \
fine with using<br>> it as a start. issues, in no particular order, none of which \
imho block you<br>> putting this into svn as a draft right now: <br>><br>> - \
the dptr in Panel needs to be const'd<br>><br>> - can you put it under the \
"LGPLv2 or later" please? thanks....<br><br>Just a random thought, but that \
"or later" bit seems a little dangerous. They <br>(FSF) could put anything \
they want into v3, and the code would automatically<br>be licenced under it. Not like \
they'd do anything like that though ;)</blockquote><div><br>They can't, it \
has to stay 'in the spirit of LGPLv2'. Now that term of course could mean a \
lot, but NOT something like BSD or proprietary. So it's rather limited what they \
can do. Besides, KDE can just not start using the 'later' part if we're \
not happy with the terms... <br></div><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" \
style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; \
padding-left: 1ex;">--<br>Thomas Fjellstrom<br><a \
href="mailto:tfjellstrom@gmail.com">tfjellstrom@gmail.com \
</a><br>_______________________________________________<br>Panel-devel mailing \
list<br><a href="mailto:Panel-devel@kde.org">Panel-devel@kde.org</a><br><a \
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</a><br></blockquote></div><br>
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