On Tue, May 30, 2000 at 09:14:01PM -0700, Sean 'Shaleh' Perry wrote: > On Tue, May 30, 2000 at 07:11:35PM -0700, Carl B. Constantine wrote: > > I'm in the process of becoming a Debian developer. I sent a WNPP request to > > create packages for three orphaned packages: macutils, gnotes, and iplogger. > > I also mentioned that xirc uses Qt and thus should be moved to Cannot > > package with Debian. > > > > Why can't QT based apps be in Debian? qt1 is non-free, qt2 is in main. the new troll licence which qt2 is licenced under is incompatible with the GPL, but is still considered a free software licence. the problem is with programs licenced under the GPL link to qt2, by doing so they violate the GPL and become non-distributable. if the author of the GPLed code adds an exception to the licence its OK, but many GPLed programs using qt may/do contain GPL licenced code belonging to someone else. so if xirc is troll licenced i think it could be packaged, but if its GPL without the exception clause (from all copyright owners) then its not legally distributable. this is the way i understand the issue, please check the big long flamewar in the -devel archives to your own satisfaction and/or correct me privatly, but please don't start another fire here! ;-) -- Ethan Benson http://www.alaska.net/~erbenson/
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