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List:       koffice-devel
Subject:    Re: koffice/filters/kword/mswrite
From:       Thomas Zander <zander () kde ! org>
Date:       2007-09-30 8:43:02
Message-ID: 200709301043.03045.zander () kde ! org
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On Sunday 30 September 2007 00:22:00 Inge Wallin wrote:
> On Saturday 29 September 2007 16:32, Clarence Dang wrote:
> > SVN commit 718715 by dang:
> >
> > Relicense from LGPL to 2-clause BSD.
>
> Why was this change done?  I'm not sure it's compatible with the
> koffice policies to have BSD licensed code in there. 

http://techbase.kde.org/Policies/Licensing_Policy

>  If you must change the license,
> then how about a dual license?

I have other problems with this relicense.
This code is in an executable with lots of other code, which is GPL. This 
license change makes the whole undistributable.And thus worthless.

Also you changed the license of the whole file with lots of people having 
their code in there. (including me). Mostly not much, and thus not worth 
putting your name in the top of the license.  But its not really nice to 
change the licensing of a file thats been in svn for so long.
I have to point out its entirely legal, just not very nice.  I personally 
would not have changed a line of code in this filter if it was BSD 
licensed from day one. So I personally think this is a slap in the face.

Due to the license conflict of the different files this filter can not not 
be distributed anymore. So can you please change the license back ?

Thanks!
-- 
Thomas Zander

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