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Re: kde/gpl discussion is silly



> > The GPL doesn't say that KDE's authors won't sue..
> 
> A copyright license is a promise not to sue for infringement provided that
> the terms of the license are complied with.  The KDE authors could, I
> suppose, sue someone who redistributed KDE for failing to provide a copy of
> the QT source licensed to permit distribution of modified versions.  They'd
> be laughed out of court, but to to get rid of some of this FUD they should
> be willing to add a paragraph to the license.
> 
> Read Oliver's posting.  He's spot on.

Stupid question of the day: What prevents the KDE authors from taking the
GPL and editing it to suit their needs?

-Kysh


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