On Wed, 9 Aug 2000, Benjamin Scott wrote:
> On Wed, 9 Aug 2000, Jeffry Smith wrote:
> > 1. Add an explicit QT exception to the KDE license (some parts have this,
> > and Debian distributes them). This does create the issue that it
> > emphasizes the parts of KDE that were not KDE written, and thus KDE folks
> > are vulnerable to suit.
>
> There are those that argue this is infeasible, because, rather like the
> Linux kernel, KDE has a great many contributors, and you must get them all to
> agree to the license change. The logistics alone are a problem.
>
Especially since some parts were not written for KDE. Yep, the KDE
folks should have started out getting an exception from everyone.
They didn't, and now the problem exists. The fact that it's hard
doesn't make it go away. Unfortunately, all it would take is for one
person who wrote incorporated code to sue, and KDE could be shut down (or we test the
GPL).
> > 2. Modify the QT license to be compatible with GPL.
>
> It is unlikely Troll Tech will dispose of their revenue stream.
>
> > 3. Distribute KDE under a different license, such as the LGPL. Like 1,
> > it brings out the non-KDE written code in KDE.
>
> See #1.
>
>
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