Qt and the GPL

kmself at ix.netcom.com kmself at ix.netcom.com
Tue Sep 5 18:46:23 UTC 2000


No need to cc: me. I'm on the list.

On Tue, Sep 05, 2000 at 07:39:34AM -0400, Lou Grinzo wrote:
> This latest exchange points out one of the most troubling aspects of
> software licensing--even many of the people who care about such 
> issues and closely read the licenses can't always agree on exactly what
> is and isn't allowed.
> 
> In this case, I think it would help everyone a great deal if the FSF added 
> a page to their web site that simply enumerated all the combinations of
> ways to statically and dynamically link free and non-free software to
> create free and non-free software, and then indicate whether the GPL
> and LGPL allow or forbid it.  (A sentence or two of explanation might 
> also be a good idea, for some cases.)

You mean like:  http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/license-list.html ? 

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