On Wed, Dec 31, 2008 at 3:11 PM, Kenneth Gonsalves lawgon@au-kbc.orgwrote:
http://doc.trolltech.com/4.4/license-gpl-exceptions.html
and now I see why nokia is being mentioned ;-)
So, as JTD has said - the whole thing is rubbish meant to deceive a gullible public by misusing the term GPL.
Sorry, this is pure FUD!
QT *OWNS* the code. *YOU* have the freedom to use it under GPL, as allowed by QT. *YOU* also have the freedom to NOT use it. Where's the misuse of GPL!? You wish to fork it, and call it "NotQT" - and release it again under GPL, please go ahead and do it. It won't make you a misuser!
And what else - even if QT did not use GPL - for the simple fact that they give you the source code with every commercial license too, it's complying with the basic philosophy RMS expounds about freedom - the end user has the source and isn't left stranded with a welded bonnet!
I'm sorry about having to stretch this thread so much - but misinformation is dangerous and hence this issue needs to be settled.