Re: Your petition to GPL Qt
- To: john@dhh.gt.org
- Cc: forgeltd@usa.net, kde-licensing@alpha.tat.physik.uni-tuebingen.de, Rusty.Russell@rustcorp.com.au, debian-legal@lists.debian.org, ettrich@troll.no, rms@gnu.org
- Subject: Re: Your petition to GPL Qt
- From: Joseph Carter <knghtbrd@debian.org>
- Date: Sun, 20 Dec 1998 19:31:35 -0800
- Message-id: <[🔎] 19981220193135.F31127@debian.org>
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- In-reply-to: <[🔎] 87k8zmyg2e.fsf@hasler.dhh>; from john@dhh.gt.org on Sun, Dec 20, 1998 at 09:43:37AM -0600
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On Sun, Dec 20, 1998 at 09:43:37AM -0600, john@dhh.gt.org wrote:
> > I agree that the linking clause is not strictly required for the material
> > originated by the KDE authors, but many people disagree with me on this.
> > Adding a linking clause would do no harm and would satisfy everyone and
> > prevent this issue from coming up again in the future.
>
> > But so does making the QPL compatible with the GPL.
>
> Yes, if that is possible.
I'm convinced that it is possible. And that it's probably in the best
interests of Troll Tech to implement a solution which is GPL compatible.
Now I just have to finish writing it and suggest the damned thing for
people to nitpick.
--
NO ONE expects the Spanish Inquisition!
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