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Bug#509337: apt copyright includes obsolete qt linking permission



Anthony Towns wrote:
> Package: apt
> Version: 0.7.19, 0.7.20~exp3
> Severity: normal
Thanks for report.

>>From /usr/share/doc/apt/copyright:
> 
> ] In addition, prior to November 15th, 2000, apt may be distributed under
> ] terms identical to the above with the following addition:
> ] 
> ] Works using apt may link against the GUI library "libqt", copyright by
> ] Troll Tech AS, Norway, provided that:
> ] ...
> ]
> ] On and after November 15th, 2000, the above additional terms lose all
> ] force, and apt will be licensed only under the terms of the GNU General
> ] Public License, version 2.0 or later.
> 
> Seems like all this could reasonably be dropped...
Yes, it seems. Merged with similar bug report.

-- 
Eugene V. Lyubimkin aka JackYF, JID: jackyf.devel(maildog)gmail.com
Ukrainian C++ developer, Debian Maintainer, APT contributor

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