On Mon, Aug 23, 1999 at 09:56:04AM +0300, Rainer Dorsch wrote:
> What abut the "However clause"?
>
> However, as a special exception, the source code distributed need not include
> anything that is normally distributed (in either source or binary
> form) with the major components (compiler, kernel, and so on) of the
> operating system on which the executable runs, unless that component
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> itself accompanies the executable. (GPL)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>
> If QT is included in Debian it is a major component of the OS like libc in
> Solaris?
You answered your own question. If debian is putting both in main, they
accompany eachother in the distribution at least. Without clarification,
this can't work. And even with clarification it's still way too much
subject to interpretations.
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