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Re: GPLv3 suggestion to solve KDE/QT problem and others



On Sun, Feb 20, 2000 at 09:35:20PM -0500, Raul Miller wrote:
[I don't expect it's reasonable for the GPL to]
> > change in a fashion where modifications to a part of a program can't be
> > distributed under the GPL.
> > 
> > Nor do I expect it's reasonable to expect the GPL to change in a fashion
> > which would allow Troll to re-release GPLed code under whatever license
> > they choose.
> > 
> > You'll note that your suggestion would have to be equivalent to one of
> > these cases.

On Mon, Feb 21, 2000 at 05:46:00AM +0200, Adi Stav wrote:
> I don't see how... I didn't suggest allowing GPL code or its
> modifications to be relicenses as any Free license, only that it can
> linked to it.

QPLed code can't be distributed under the GPL.  Code which is linked
into the program is part of the program.  What part of that don't you
understand?

-- 
Raul


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