Re: Linus Speaks About KDE-Bashing

Alex Buell (alex.buell@tahallah.demon.co.uk)
Mon, 13 Jul 1998 19:57:08 +0000


Richard Stallman wrote:

> Modified versions of a GPL-covered program are supposed to be free,
> too. If restrictions could be added by combining the free program
> with some non-free code, the combined program would be non-free,
> because of the restrictions on the non-free part. Therefore, any
> effective copyleft must insist that all the parts of any combination
> have to be free software. The GPL is designed to do this.

According to your very words, any GPL'd software becomes illegal when
used with the QT toolkit. I *like* the implications of that. [Puts on
best pair of flame-proof underpants]

Here endth my contributions to this thread.

Cheers,
Alex.

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