| Date | Sun, 12 Jul 1998 08:15:30 -0600 | From | Richard Stallman <> | Subject | Re: Linus Speaks About KDE-Bashing |
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RMS, How about making GPLv3 say that you can't use the GPLv3+ on your software if you are doing what KDE does?
As a practical matter, the GPL already says this, for most cases. It says that linking the code with a proprietary library is forbidden, except when that library accompanies a major component of the operating system.
However, the copyright holder can always give permission for some other way of using the software. Thus, no matter what the GPL says, it can't stop the KDE authors from permitting linking their code with Qt. However, it would be good for the KDE authors to put a statement in their source files saying explicitly that they have given this extra permission. That would help avoid confusing people.
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