Re: WNPP requests
On Tue, May 30, 2000 at 09:14:01PM -0700, Sean 'Shaleh' Perry 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.
As long as xirc is not GPL, it's probably okay. If it's GPL'd though, you
need a specific exception for Qt (at which point it's no longer purely
GPL only..)
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<Coderjoe> gib, perl?
<gib> methinks perl is the programmer's Swiss Army Chainsaw
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