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Re: Trolltech: No-Charge License for Qt/Windows
by Markus Pietrek on Wednesday 27/Jun/2001, @07:16

> You can't port KWord to Windows and let your
> Windows colleagues at work use it

Yes, you can. But you mustn't allow the users to <B>write</B> scripts in KWord (is that possible, i don't know kword). I think disabling scripting support for kword in these cases would be enough.

I refer to Right No. 3 of the license

"You may use the original versions of the Software to compile, link and run application programs legally developed by you or by others. However, if an application program gives you access to functionality of the Software for development of application programs, reusable components or other software components (e.g. an application that is a scripting wrapper), usage of the application program is considered to be usage of the Software and is thus bound by this license. "

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It's the same non-free crap all over again
by Vedran Rodic on Wednesday 27/Jun/2001, @08:06

No. It only states that it's viral in it's own non-free way.

So, GPL-ed KDevelop (and KWord!) suddenly becomes licensed under a more restrictive license, which is incompatibile with GPL.

In No 4. you would believe that this is similiar with GPL, except that it can't be used for producing apps for "commercial setting", IE you can't make money from it.

This contradicts with all real values of the GPL license, since a lot of Free software developers are making money by making Free software. Why wouldn't they? They have to eat. I have to eat too, by making Free software that both Windows and Linux users can use. It's my idea that Linux users should be able to use it. What's wrong with that? I happen to like QT and KDE for purely techincal reasons and I would really hate to be forced to use another toolkit. Free Software is good. I hope we know that. So why Trolltech doesn't? Because their entire business is based on it! So what?? So create a different business, there are plenty of choices now.

This Free vs. Non-free software is getting really boring and irritating in the same time. Lets just create Free software and be happy with it!

C'mon Trolls. Be friends with everybody:)

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Re: It's the same non-free crap all over again
by Markus Pietrek on Wednesday 27/Jun/2001, @08:45

> In No 4. you would believe that this is
> similiar with GPL, except that it can't be
> used for producing apps for "commercial
> setting", IE you can't make money from it.

No.4 states that " in a non-commercial setting, to develop application programs, reusable components and other software items". I don't count the letters the secretary is writing as software items. Therefore, the secretary in a company is allowed to use KWord, but not to write any scripts.

Bye

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Re: It's the same non-free crap all over again
by Vedran on Wednesday 27/Jun/2001, @08:58

I'm sorry. I wasn't talking about KWord only.

But the license is not GPL compatibile, and KWord is GPL licensed software. Its not BSD or Artistic. KWord would have to change it's license to become compatibile with QT/non-free. I don't want that to happen. Do you?

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Re: It's the same non-free crap all over again
by Markus Pietrek on Wednesday 27/Jun/2001, @09:08

It's not fine that a GPL application had to change it's license. But, all current users would not be affected by it (they are working on unix), and some window users would benefit from it, too (they are currently not using kword)

You are right in saying that's not the best we could wish us, but it is a step in the correct direction.

Bye,
Markus

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It's the same non-free crap all over again
by joe on Thursday 08/Apr/2004, @13:17

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