Re: DRAFT: debian-legal summary of the QPL

[Nathanael Nerode <neroden@twcny.rr.com>]

Mahesh T. Pai wrote:

> Matthew Garrett said on Mon, Jul 12, 2004 at 11:02:34AM +0100,:
> 
>  > Nathaneal Nerode wrote:
>  > 
>  > >If the user is really doing stuff privately -- just for himself! --
>  > >and happens to talk about it, he certainly shouldn't be forced to
>  > >distribute it
>  > >before he's ready!  This is no issue at all.
>  > 
>  > Am I reading a different license here? The copy of the QPL at
>  > http://www.trolltech.com/licenses/qpl.html says:

Sorry, apologies for missing that.  It makes little difference; I'll change
my example.

> 
> <snip>
> 
>  > So if the developer is just doing it for himself, then the clause
>  > doesn't apply.
> 
> Let's go through this again:-
> 
>        `These  items, when  distributed, are  subject ..'
>                       ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

So if I give a copy to my wife for review, that triggers this.

> and
>        
>         `If the items are not available to the general public, '
>                 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>                 
> Something can be distributed  without making the whole thing available
> to the public.

There you go.  QPL then forces the modifications to be sent to the original
author on request.

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