On Wed, Feb 02, 2000 at 09:08:21PM +0100, Andreas Jellinghaus wrote: > many people pointed out, that kde uses code (other than qt) from third > sources. > i thought so, too. at the time of kde beta 3 i read every single file of kde > to ensure there are no problems, and there were very few programs with code > from third party sources. > > so, you can look at my last kde package, i don´t think there very many new > packages in the kde core with 3rd party sources. > > do you need me to look at every single file of kde to ensure there are no > 3rd party sources in the kde core with potential for licence problems ? > my guess is: they rewrote much code from the scratch, so there is far less > 3rd party code in kde. > > if some app is open source, debian should allow it to go in. > no matter whether it uses gtk or kde or qt. lgpl´ed code is > no problem, gpl´ed code with the statement from all authors > to allow linking with qt is also fine. (-> corel use of dpkg/apt). > > how can i help ?
Looking at http://kde.tdyc.com, I see Ivan E. Moore II <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> listed as the debian contact for kde packaging. Best thing to do is contact him. Biggest issue to be solved, to my knowledge, is fixing up /usr/doc/<packagename>/copyright files so that they're complete and accurate [or, where software doesn't meet DFSG: pull the program from the package]. -- Raul
