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List:       kmail-devel
Subject:    Re: Domino 5.x support in KMail
From:       Stefan Taferner <stefan.taferner () gmx ! at>
Date:       2001-10-01 11:13:07
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On Saturday, 29. September 2001 10:11, Michael Häckel wrote:
> Hi,
>
> On Saturday 29 September 2001 09:00, Mauro "Larry" de Pascale wrote:
> > I'm using the native Domino APIs provided from lotus, so the
> > communication between the server and KMail is made exactly as with Lotus
> > Notes (so, using the proprietary protocol).
>
> If this API is not under an open source license, what is the case, reading
> the licence,
[...]
> then you are anyway not allowed to link any GPL application like KMail
> against it unless all copyright holders explicitely state, that they agree.

Sorry, but this cannot be true. If it would be true, then you cannot create
binaries for a platform where libc is proprietary: Solarix, Aix, HPUX, etc.

> This licence even doesn't allow it to a linux distributor like Redhat or
> SuSE to distribute the code.
> Basically everyone who want's to use it, has to fetch the API directely
> from Lotus and compile it himself.

Yes.

IMO we could either put the plugin on the kmail site, and/or ask IBM
if they allow to use and/or distribute the Lotus API libs with Kde.
Given IBMs latest commitment to open source there is a fair chance
that they agree.

Unfortunately I do not have any contact within IBM to ask for it.

Kind regards,
Stefan
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