[bt-devel] Licensing

[Joachim Ansorg]

Hi!

I read parts of the comment about this problem on freshmeat.
IMHO it's OK to add the exception you posted here.

Do all others developers agree with this solution?
-Torsten?
-Darwin?
-Keith?
-Martin?
-the others I forgot (are there others ?)


--Joachim

Am Mon, 12 Jun 2000 schrieben Sie:
> Hi, 	I don't know if anyone has followed the problem with Debian
> and KDE because of the incompatibility of the GPL and QPL(Qt
> licence). afaik bibletime is covered by the pure GPL so it's going to
> be in the same boat unless it is changed.
>
> (I'll try and explain if someone wants me to).
>
> 	Would it be possible to change the license of Bibletime by adding
> the exception:
> 'As a special exception, you have permission to link this program with
> the Qt library and distribute executables, as long as you follow the
> requirements of the GNU GPL in regard to all of the software in the
> executable aside from Qt. ' ?
>
> This comes from http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/license-list.html as
> the solution to the issue.
>
> Thing is I assume that a license change like is would require consent
> by all of 'The Bibletime Team'. And the consent of the original
> coders of ktipofday and any other GPL'd code from other sources if
> it is to be included.
>
> After further checking it also looks like swords license needs
> modified (to allow bibletime to be linked with it and Qt). I haven't
> found yet what a suitable exception is, but will let you know if you
> like when I do.
>
> Regards,
> 	Daniel
>
>
> P.S. FWIW I'm trying to push for kdelibs to be included in Debian so
> that apps like bibletime could be included as well.
>
> P.P.S. This isn't intended as an attempt to start a flamewar here too,
> just as a statement of what IMHO is the current position.