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Re: Copyright verification needed



On Tue, 26 Jun 2007 00:06:58 +0200 Josselin Mouette wrote:

> Le dimanche 24 juin 2007 à 09:30 +1000, ajdlinux@gmail.com a écrit :
> > The stuff from Trolltech is another matter though - they use the GPL
> > and the QPL I believe. If you use it under the GPL, then it can't
> > link to OpenSSL, and I believe the QPL is widely considered
> > non-free.
> 
> This is a bit more complicated. The QPL is DFSG-free, but only if you
> don't apply section #6

This is equivalent to saying that software solely released under the QPL
does *not* comply with the DFSG.
When discussing whether a license meets the DFSG, "patched" versions of
the license cannot help the "unpatched" original license to meet the
DFSG...

And anyway, you there's not only clause 6c: another issue that makes the
QPL fail to meet the DFSG is the choice of venue.

The thread where these details are discussed starts here:
http://lists.debian.org/debian-legal/2004/07/msg00157.html


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