On Tuesday 26 June 2007 00:48:16 Francesco Poli wrote: > 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 Gentlemen, thanks a lot for your attention and discussion. Can we come to a conclusion ? Shall I simply abandon at this stage any plan to package this application ? Should I continue to prepare and create an ITP (Intend To Package) to enter in an official package consideration ? Many thanks. Regards, Bruno -- PGP key ID: 0x2e604d51 Key server: hkp://subkeys.pgp.net Key fingerprint = 713F 7956 9441 7DEF 58ED 1951 7E07 569B 2E60 4D51 --
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