Re: Debian i386 freeze
> > At the moment the copyright file says all of the package is covered by the
> > GPL, whereas this is not in fact, since you certainly could not rebuild it
> > without access to the Qt stuff, which conflicts with the GPL.
>
> I understand your point, but I don't agree with it. We know that the source
> code is okay to distribute, so we only have to talk about the binary and
> not worry about rebuilding it.
Hm. Not convinced.
The GPL is being applied to the binary, and thereby confers the right on those
that receive the binaries to a) obtain full source upon request, and b) use
that source to produce and distribute modified or derived programs.
This is a right that isn't ours to give.
> I've decided to leave the kde stuff in contrib for Hamm. We can change it
> for Slink if it is deemed necessary at the time.
Fine.
I reported the bug primarily to get this thing discussed.
It's too close to release to expect any changes in the packages, and
removing them without allowing ample time for such a change would be
unreasonable.
Cheers, Phil.
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