Re: GPLv3 suggestion to solve KDE/QT problem and others
On Tue, Feb 22, 2000 at 06:45:58PM +0200, Adi Stav wrote:
> > > Why would these two (GPL and GPL+Qt) be compatible?
On Tue, Feb 22, 2000 at 02:23:44PM -0500, Raul Miller wrote:
> > Because granting permission to distribute with Qt's restrictions is not
> > itself a restriction.
> >
> > Qt has restrictions, but that's not the question you were asking.
On Tue, Feb 22, 2000 at 09:52:23PM +0200, Adi Stav wrote:
> I meant the inability to link pure GPL with Qt is itself a
> restriction. The GPL+Qt license does not allow placing any further
> restrictions, and linking it to GPL would place a restriction on the
> right (granted by the Qt clause) to link it to Qt.
The Qt compatability exception is what's granting that right, not the
GPL itself.
--
Raul
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