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. -- There are none so blind as those who will not see.
