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Re: Your petition to GPL Qt



Avus wrote:
> Unfortunately Debian didn't mention the system library clause and why
> *they* didn't want to use it (DFSG don't allow non-free libs to be part
> of the system).

In order for QT to qualify as a Debian system library it would have to be a
'required' package, and it would drag in X.  No way are we going to bloat
the system like that.  The 'system library' idea thus fails for purely
technical reasons.
-- 
John Hasler
john@dhh.gt.org (John Hasler)
Dancing Horse Hill
Elmwood, WI


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