Re: Linus Speaks About KDE-Bashing

Terry L Ridder (terrylr@tbcnet.com)
Mon, 13 Jul 1998 00:59:46 -0500


Dave Cinege wrote:
>
> Terry L Ridder wrote:
> >
> > It it imperative that this issue be resolved in a decisive manner.
>
<snip>
>
> What matters is the actual intensions of the property holders:
>
> #1 The KDE people want *their* software to be used in a 'GPL' way.
> (GPL meaning do as you wish, but provide the modified source)
>
> #2 The Qt people want *their* software to remain usable for open
> software, and have stated it will remain so forever.
> (To prevent another co. from buying out Troll Tech and changing this)
>
> End of story.

Not Quite:

Please refer to http://www.kde.org/kdeqtfoundation.html for an outline
of the KDE-QT Foundation.

To Quote from the above Web Page:

<Begin Quote>
Furthermore, should Troll Tech cease continued development of Qt, as
assessed by a majority of the KDE Free Qt Foundation, and not
release a new version at least every 12 months, the Foundation has
the right to release the Qt Free Edition under the BSD License.
<End Quote>

Notice that this specifically states the "BSD License". No where is
there
any mention of the GNU GPL.

Given that the KDE people have taken The GIMP source code and replaced
GTK with QT, against the wishes of The GIMP's authors, and that QT will
at some future date end up being released under the BSD License is what
is being discussed.

If the KDE people would write a totally new KIMP from scratch which
contains no The GIMP source code, they can do whatever they want with
The KIMP. They just can not do it with The GIMP source code.

>
<snip>

-- 
Terry L. Ridder
Blue Danube Software (Blaue Donau Software)
"We do not write software, we compose it."

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