Re: Debian i386 freeze
Ahh but the question was _could_ we if we wanted to. (Which for the
reason you stated we don't.)
Perhaps in the time and environment the GPL was created, "major system
component" was clear-cut but it seems very nebulous today.
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Jaldhar H. Vyas <jaldhar@braincells.com>
On Mon, 20 Jul 1998, David Welton wrote:
> On Mon, Jul 20, 1998 at 03:32:48PM -0400, Jaldhar H. Vyas wrote:
> >
> > Of course we are not so inclined, but could Debian simply declare qt a
> > "major system component" and end this argument? :-)
>
> Qt does not, nor will qualify anytime in the near future for the
> DFSG. I think the idea of making something that is not free software
> a 'major system component' is a *bad* thing. To do so would require a
> fundamental change in the nature of Debian.
>
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