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Re: Debian i386 freeze



Raul Miller wrote:
> You can still use the GPL, but you MUST also provide some other license
> to make it possible to link against the non-free code.  Personally,
> I'd suggest Perl's "Artistic License" if you want to require your code
> be linked against non-free code.

Could the KDE team add an appropriate paragraph to their used license?

Ok, this was done:

Philip Hands wrote to Coolo:
> > Hey, you're talking to me? As I stated while closing the bug, we're all
> > talking about: I (as member of the core development group for KDE) allow
> > debian to ship binaries. You're allowed to refer to this and my old mail
> > in case of beeing sued by me or any other KDE developer.
>
> So just do a bug fix release, with that stated in the copyright file, and the
> problem is solved.

Good.

> I'd even accept a statement of intent, saying ``the next upload will have a
> statement in the copyright file, emphasising the fact that the KDE binaries
> are not covered by the GPL when linked against the Qt libraries'', but you
> seem to be unwilling to do this for some reason.

I don't believe Coolo is refusing.  There's an appropriate paragraph
recorded in the bugtracking system already.  Coolo, are you able to
confirm this?

Marcus Brinkmann wrote:
> Note that you have to grant this to everyone (not only Debian), as an
> exception for Debian only would be a violation of the DFSG.

Of course, this has to be a general statement/addition.

Regards,

	Joey

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Let's call it an accidental feature.  --Larry Wall


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