Re: stance on QPL 2 / GPL/LGPL license usage
On Fri, May 26, 2000 at 02:22:41AM -0700, Ivan E. Moore II wrote:
> > > What is the current stance on programs that bind to qt 2.x which is using
> > > the QPL 2.0 license and are GPL'd or LGPL'd?
> >
> > Qt 2.0 with LGPL, no problem
> > Qt 2.0 with GPL, problem
> >
> > Same stance, has never changed. The GPL does not allow linking with Qt
> > 2.0. The people who write GPL apps using Qt 2.0 know this by now. KDE
> > knows it, that's for damned sure. Those authors who care have added the
> > necessary permissions. KDE hasn't and won't because then they'd have to
> > give up being able to use GPL'd code.
>
> ok...unixODBC say's this:
>
> * All programs are GPL. *
> * All libs are LGPL
>
> so..based on what your saying, the libs could go into main, but the programs
> would be non-free...(or just not distributed)...
Since I have no idea what the HELL you're talking about, I can only assume
you're talking about mixing GPL and LGPL licenses. If you are, I suggest
reading the LGPL sometime.
> and the source could go into main....since the interreaction of the gpl and
> qpl is in the .deb form...and not the source form.
>
> that sound logical?
Not without the slightest clue what you're talking about, no.
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