This one is good for a laugh. If there are any replies could you CC me I am not on debian-legal. ----- Forwarded message from Andrew Wansink <awansink@ke.com.au> ----- From: "Andrew Wansink" <awansink@ke.com.au> To: Edward Betts <edward@debian.org> Date: Fri, 28 May 1999 09:40:23 +1000 Subject: Re: Isn't a kde version of abiword illegal? X-mailer: Pegasus Mail for Win32 (v3.01d) I am also not a lawyer but I'm pretty sure I'm not going to be sued by anyone so I don't care too much for licenses. I believe that a qt port of abiword is within the 'spirit' of the gnu license. andrew wansink > AbiWord is distributed under the GNU General Public Licence. > The GPL says that any code it covers must not be linked a aginst any other > code under a more restricitive licence. Qt is distributed under a more > restrictive licence than the GPL so it is illegal to link any part of AbiWord > against Qt. > > That is my understanding of the issues involved, however I am not a lawyer, > could you help clarify the situation? > > -- > I consume, therefore I am > ----- End forwarded message ----- -- I consume, therefore I am
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